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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 28, 2025.

The committee on Aging and Independence, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 783) of John Francis Moran and Samantha Montaño that persons diagnosed with HIV or AIDS be eligible for home care to be administered by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4305) ought to pass.

For the committee,

THOMAS M. STANLEY.

        FILED ON: 7/16/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4305

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 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:
 

SECTION 1.  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.