HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 830 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1411
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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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 increasing the personal needs allowance for long term care residents.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/13/2025 |
Samantha Montaño | 15th Suffolk | 2/4/2025 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 2/5/2025 |
Christopher Richard Flanagan | 1st Barnstable | 2/5/2025 |
Jacob R. Oliveira | Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester | 2/7/2025 |
Natalie M. Blais | 1st Franklin | 2/7/2025 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 2/12/2025 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 2/14/2025 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 2/28/2025 |
John J. Marsi | 6th Worcester | 3/3/2025 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 3/24/2025 |
John Barrett, III | 1st Berkshire | 3/24/2025 |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 3/24/2025 |
Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 3/28/2025 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 4/7/2025 |
Michelle L. Badger | 1st Plymouth | 4/22/2025 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Norfolk | 4/25/2025 |
Adam J. Scanlon | 14th Bristol | 5/5/2025 |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 5/7/2025 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 5/15/2025 |
Tackey Chan | 2nd Norfolk | 5/15/2025 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 5/29/2025 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 5/29/2025 |
Adrian C. Madaro | 1st Suffolk | 6/3/2025 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 6/3/2025 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 6/13/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 830 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1411
By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1411) of Thomas M. Stanley and others for legislation to increase the personal needs allowance for certain elderly and disabled residents residing in licensed medical facilities. Health Care Financing. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act increasing the personal needs allowance for long term care residents.
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 1 of chapter 117A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Any person eligible for assistance under this chapter who is not maintaining their home and is receiving care in or residing in a licensed nursing facility, licensed chronic hospital, licensed rest home, or an approved public medical institution as defined in section 8 of chapter 118E, shall retain the first $113.42 of their monthly income for clothing, personal needs, and leisure time activities. If there is no such income or if it is less than the amount of $113.42, such a person shall be paid monthly in advance the difference between such income and said amount. Said amount shall be increased annually each fiscal year at the same time and at the same percentage rate as increases payable to an individual who maintains their own home and receives state supplementary payments pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of chapter 118A.
SECTION 2. Chapter 118A of General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 7A the following section:-
Section 7B. Any person eligible for financial assistance under this chapter who is not maintaining their home and is in a licensed medical facility which is eligible for medical assistance payments pursuant to chapter 118E or is residing in a licensed rest home to which such person pays a fixed rate, shall retain the first $113.42 of their monthly income for clothing, personal needs, and leisure time activities. If there is no such income or if it is less than the amount of $113.42, such a person shall be paid monthly in advance the difference between such income and said amount. Said amount shall be increased annually each fiscal year at the same time and at the same percentage rate as increases payable to an individual who maintains their own home and receives state supplementary payments pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of this chapter.
SECTION 3. Section 15 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
A person eligible for medical assistance under this chapter who is not maintaining their own home and is receiving care in a licensed nursing facility, a licensed chronic hospital, a licensed rest home, an approved public medical institution, or a public psychiatric institution shall retain the first $113.42 of their monthly income for clothing, personal needs, and leisure time activities. If there is no such income or if it is less than the amount of $113.42, such a person shall be paid monthly in advance the difference between such income and said amount. Said amount shall be increased annually each fiscal year at the same time and at the same percentage rate as increases payable to an individual who is maintaining their own home and who is receiving supplemental payments pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of chapter 118A.
SECTION 4. Said section 15 of chapter 118E of the General laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking in the fifth paragraph the figure "$72.80" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $113.42