Amendment #1041 to H4200

Common Application Portal/SNAP Gap Amendment

Representatives Livingstone of Boston, Ashe of Longmeadow, Balser of Newton, Barber of Somerville, Benson of Lunenburg, Boldyga of Southwick, Brodeur of Melrose, Cabral of New Bedford, Cantwell of Marshfield, Cariddi of North Adams, Collins of Boston, Decker of Cambridge, DiZoglio of Methuen, Donahue of Worcester, DuBois of Brockton, Dwyer of Woburn, Dykema of Holliston, Ehrlich of Marblehead, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Ferrante of Gloucester, Finn of West Springfield, Gentile of Sudbury, Gonzalez of Springfield, Gordon of Bedford, Gregoire of Marlborough, Hecht of Watertown, Heroux of Attleboro, Holmes of Boston, Honan of Boston, Hunt of Boston, Keefe of Worcester, Khan of Newton, Madaro of Boston, Madden of Nantucket, McMurtry of Dedham, Miceli of Wilmington, Mom of Lowell, Moran of Lawrence, O'Day of West Boylston, Pignatelli of Lenox, Provost of Somerville, Puppolo of Springfield, Rogers of Cambridge, Sannicandro of Ashland, Schmid of Westport, Scibak of South Hadley, Smizik of Brookline, Story of Amherst, Straus of Mattapoisett, Toomey of Cambridge, Tosado of Springfield, Ultrino of Malden, Vega of Holyoke, Velis of Westfield and Walsh of Framingham moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

Section X: Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after Section 77 the following section:-

Section 78. At the time of initial application for, or renewal of, MassHealth coverage or any other single state application or renewal process described in section 7A of chapter 118E, the department shall provide the MassHealth applicant or recipient with the opportunity to complete a common application for MassHealth and for programs administered by the department of transitional assistance, including the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Program for Emergency Aid to Elders, Disabled and Children pursuant to chapter 117A and the Program for Transitional Assistance to Families with Dependent Children pursuant to chapter 118. A MassHealth applicant or recipient who elects to apply for these benefits shall have his or her eligibility information and verifications used to initiate a simultaneous common application and that information shall be transmitted to the department of transitional assistance to initiate the application for benefits. The common application for benefits must be accepted with the voluntary consent of the MassHealth applicant or recipient and shall have no bearing on the MassHealth eligibility of the applicant or recipient. The department of transitional assistance shall promptly inform said applicant of the eligibility requirements and any additional verifications or obligations of the program or programs elected by the applicant.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1041 to H4200

Common Application Portal/SNAP Gap Amendment