Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-497-R1

Redraft EHS 497

NOTIFICATION OF OPTIONS

Messrs. Petruccelli, Moore and McGee moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 83 the following section:-

“SECTION 83A. Paragraph (3) of subsection (e) of section 9D of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The office of Medicaid shall provide each applicant age 65 and over, and to all eligible MassHealth recipients no less than annually, a notice of options available for enrollment in voluntary programs including Senior Care Options, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, Frail Elder Home and Community Based Waiver Program and any other voluntary elected benefit to which the applicant or recipient would be entitled to supplement or replace the applicant or recipient’s MassHealth benefits.  The notice shall explain the differential benefits and costs of such programs.  The office of Medicaid shall also provide information describing the options available for enrollment in voluntary programs including Senior Care Options, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, Frail Elder Home and Community Based Waiver Program and any other voluntary elected benefit, and the differential benefits and costs of such programs, to Serving Health Information Needs of Elders and other publicly funded information and referral counselors.  The office of Medicaid may charge the providers of these benefits for the costs associated with providing such notices and information if such provider’s program is described therein.”