HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3111        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1200

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Steven Ultrino

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to update Medicaid resource limits for seniors.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/18/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/18/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/23/2019

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

1/24/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/24/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/24/2019

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

1/24/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/24/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/30/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/30/2019

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

1/31/2019

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

1/31/2019

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

1/31/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3111        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1200

By Mr. Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1200) of Steven Ultrino and others relative to Medicaid resource limits for seniors.  Health Care Financing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act to update Medicaid resource limits for seniors.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1:  Section 25 of chapter 118E is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (5) the following two subsections:-

(6) the cash surrender value of any life insurance owned by the applicant or member or his or her spouse without regard to the face value of the policy or policies;

(7) resources in the amount of $2000 per individual and $3000 per couple.

The division shall submit a state plan amendment to implement this section no later than 30 days after the effective date of this section and subsequently promulgate all regulations necessary to implement said resource exemptions.