HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1926 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 206
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James J. O'Day
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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: | Date Added: |
James J. O'Day | 14th Worcester | 1/18/2023 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 1/26/2023 |
Daniel M. Donahue | 16th Worcester | 1/26/2023 |
Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth | 2/2/2023 |
Vanna Howard | 17th Middlesex | 2/2/2023 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Norfolk | 2/6/2023 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 2/8/2023 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 2/8/2023 |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 2/21/2023 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/21/2023 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 2/21/2023 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 2/21/2023 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 2/21/2023 |
Susannah M. Whipps | 2nd Franklin | 2/21/2023 |
David Allen Robertson | 19th Middlesex | 2/21/2023 |
Chynah Tyler | 7th Suffolk | 2/21/2023 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/21/2023 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 2/22/2023 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 2/22/2023 |
Patricia A. Duffy | 5th Hampden | 2/22/2023 |
Simon Cataldo | 14th Middlesex | 2/27/2023 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 2/27/2023 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 2/27/2023 |
Samantha Montaño | 15th Suffolk | 2/27/2023 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | First Plymouth and Norfolk | 2/27/2023 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 3/1/2023 |
Michelle L. Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex | 3/6/2023 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 3/6/2023 |
William J. Driscoll, Jr. | 7th Norfolk | 3/6/2023 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 3/13/2023 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 3/13/2023 |
Tackey Chan | 2nd Norfolk | 3/27/2023 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 4/3/2023 |
Kristin E. Kassner | 2nd Essex | 6/27/2023 |
Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | 6/27/2023 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 8/23/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1926 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 206
By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 206) of James J. O'Day and others relative to the administration of the personal care attendant program by the Division of Medical Assistance. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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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 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
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.