Amendment ID: S2202-79-R1

Redraft Amendment 79

Insurance Coverage for Dependents over age 26 with Disabilities 3

Ms. L'Italien and Mr. Cyr move to amend the bill by inserting after section 97 the following section:-

“SECTION 97A.  Subdivision (P) of section 110 of said chapter 175, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “age”, in line 463, the following words:-  or without regard to age, so long as the dependent is mentally or physically incapable of earning their own living due to disability.”; and

by inserting after section 99 the following section:-

“SECTION 99A.  Section 4T of chapter 176G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “age”, in line 6, the following words:-  or without regard to age, so long as the dependent is mentally or physically incapable of earning their own living due to disability.”; and

by inserting after section 101 the following section:

“SECTION 101A.  Section 1 of chapter 176J of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “ age”, in line 86, the following words:- or without regard to age, so long as the dependent is mentally or physically incapable of earning their own living due to disability.”.