SENATE DOCKET, NO. 355        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 60

 

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 cueing and supervision in the PCA program.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

 

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/29/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

5/28/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

9/24/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 355        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 60

By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 60) of Joan B. Lovely, Patrick M. O'Connor, Mike Connolly, Kay Khan and others relative to cueing and supervision in the personal care attendant program.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 60 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 cueing and supervision in the PCA program.

 

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 12 of chapter 118E as so appearing, is hereby amended in the first paragraph by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence:-

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the division shall develop or amend any standards and regulations applicable to the personal care attendant program to include as eligible members those individuals who are otherwise eligible for said program, but who require supervision and cueing in order to perform two or more activities of daily living.