SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1660        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 368

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joan B. Lovely

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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 disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/25/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/28/2019

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

1/29/2019

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/30/2019

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

1/30/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/30/2019

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/31/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/31/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/4/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1660        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 368

By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 368) of Joan B. Lovely, Kay Khan, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees.  Elder Affairs.

 

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 disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees.

 

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 76 of chapter 93 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding, after paragraph (c)(8), the following new paragraph:-

(9) In addition to the requirements otherwise set forth herein, the provider shall give every prospective resident a separate document captioned "Disclosure of Entrance Fee Refund" that clearly states (a) the amount of the entrance fee to be refunded to the resident under the provider's contract, pursuant to paragraph (4) hereof; and (b) the terms, conditions and explanation of the process by which the provider shall make such refund to the resident after the resident leaves the facility or dies.  The resident shall sign this statement prior to paying the full entrance fee to the provider.  This requirement shall not apply to any fee paid to get on a waiting list for a continuing care retirement community.