HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 834        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 630

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Danielle W. Gregoire

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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 intensive case management for clinically complex older adults.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

1/17/2023

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

1/31/2023

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/9/2023

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/15/2023

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/15/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/15/2023

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Norfolk

3/15/2023

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

3/15/2023

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

3/22/2023

Christopher Richard Flanagan

1st Barnstable

3/28/2023

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

4/3/2023

Lydia Edwards

Third Suffolk

4/18/2023

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

7/24/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 834        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 630

By Representative Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 630) of Danielle W. Gregoire and others relative to intensive case management for clinically complex older adults.  Elder Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 740 OF 2021-2022.]

 

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 intensive case management for clinically complex older adults.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 19A  is hereby amended by inserting after section 4 the following section:-

Section 41/2: (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: “Clinically Complex”. A summarized status of an individual’s clinical eligibility for receiving intensive case management.

(b) There is hereby established the intensive case management program for the purposes of supporting individuals who are current or prospective participants of the home care program established in section 4, but who are determined to be clinically complex and therefore require sustained, in-depth case management exceeding the level provided under the program. Intensive case management shall be provided to transition an individual into receiving home care program services, or to retain an active enrollee who is experiencing program participation challenges due to 1) serious mental illness or behavioral disturbances; 2) complex dynamics involving the family and informal support networks that impact the acceptance or delivery of critical home care services; or 3) multiple medical and/or functional needs that put at risk the ability of the ASAP to appropriately serve the enrollee.

(c) The department shall establish intensive case management reimbursement rates that reasonably reflect the level of expertise and commitment of time required to successfully support a qualifying individual’s enrollment and ongoing participation in the State Home Care program.