SENATE DOCKET, NO. 940        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 28

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joanne M. Comerford

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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 allowing spouses to serve as caregivers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

 

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/30/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

6/24/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 940        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 28

By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 28) of Joanne M. Comerford, Rebecca L. Rausch and Mindy Domb for legislation relative to spouses as caregivers.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 55 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 allowing spouses to serve as caregivers.

 

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. The second paragraph of section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition,  is hereby amended by inserting in the second sentence, after the words “requirements for Title XIX”, the following words:--

; provided, that any program of home and community based services funded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or chapter 118G, in which family members are permitted to serve as paid caregivers, shall include spouses within the definition of family member; provided further, the executive office of health and human services shall file a state plan amendment or wavier application, as may be required, to allow spouses to serve as paid caregivers;