SENATE DOCKET, NO. 872        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 376

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia D. Jehlen

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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 Massachusetts home care eligibility.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

2/2/2023

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/6/2023

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

2/9/2023

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/23/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/13/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

7/6/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 872        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 376

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 376) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Susannah M. Whipps, Sal N. DiDomenico, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to Massachusetts home care eligibility.  Elder Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 405 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 Massachusetts home care eligibility.

 

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

The Executive Office of Elder Affairs, under authority granted in section 4 of chapter 19A of Massachusetts general laws, shall amend the Massachusetts home care regulations (651 CMR 3.00). Such amendment shall require home care program services be made available to persons diagnosed with HIV or AIDS regardless of their age, if they are otherwise eligible for such services. The secretary for health and human services shall ensure that the relevant agencies under her purview promulgate regulations as necessary to implement this act.