HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1838        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 128

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Natalie M. Higgins

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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 support equal access to community care for elders and the disabled.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/17/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/23/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

1/23/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/24/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/26/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/28/2019

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

1/30/2019

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

1/30/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2019

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/30/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/30/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/31/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

2/1/2019

Jerald A. Parisella

6th Essex

2/1/2019

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

2/1/2019

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

2/1/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1838        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 128

By Ms. Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 128) of Natalie M. Higgins and others relative to equal access to community care for elders and disabled persons.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

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 support equal access to community care for elders and the disabled.

 

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

Section 25 of Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (5) by striking the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

In any case where the monthly income of an applicant or recipient is in excess of the exemptions allowed, the applicant or recipient, if otherwise eligible for Medicaid under this chapter, shall be liable to pay to the provider of medical care or service an amount which shall be equal to the excess income for a period of six consecutive months, which includes the period when such service was provided; provided, however that in such cases where the individual’s gross income is greater than 300% of the federal Supplemental Security Income level but less than the average monthly cost of nursing home care as calculated by the division and the individual is participating in a Home and Community Based Waiver, under 42 USC 1396a(10)(a)(ii)(VI) or a PACE Program, under 42 USC 1396u-4 or 42 USC 1395eee, the division shall charge a premium, equal to the difference between the individual’s gross income and 300% of the federal Supplemental Security Income level, on a monthly basis. The division shall apply for any federal waivers necessary to implement this provision.