SENATE DOCKET, NO. 677        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1212

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Harriette L. Chandler

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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 relative to the restoration of MassHealth adult dental benefits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/23/2019

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/24/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/24/2019

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

1/25/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/25/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/29/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/29/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/29/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

1/31/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/1/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

2/1/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/1/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/26/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/25/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

5/3/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 677        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1212

By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1212) of Harriette L. Chandler, Jason M. Lewis, David Paul Linsky, Rebecca L. Rausch and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the restoration of oral health benefits for MassHealth recipients.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1225 OF 2017-2018.]

 

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 relative to the restoration of MassHealth adult dental benefits.

 

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. Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 53, and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Section 53. The division shall include within its covered services for adults all federally optional services that were included in its state plan or demonstration program in effect on January 1, 2002, including all dental services. Covered services for adults in the MassHealth Essential program shall include dental services to the same extent as such services were covered for adults in the MassHealth Basic program as of January 1, 2002.