Budget Amendment ID: FY2021-S4-271

EHS 271

SNAP Common Application

Mr. DiDomenico, Ms. Rausch, Ms. DiZoglio, Mr. Eldridge, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Timilty and Tarr, Ms. Comerford, Messrs. Welch and Collins, Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. O'Connor, Moore, Lesser, Velis, Finegold, Kennedy and Montigny, Ms. Chang-Diaz, Mr. Cyr, Ms. Creem, Ms. Lovely and Mr. Crighton moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0300, by adding the following words:-

"provided further, that by June 30, 2021, the executive office shall implement changes to allow low-income applicants and recipients of MassHealth and the Medicare Savings Program to initiate an application for federally-funded supplemental nutrition assistance benefits at the same time as their application or renewal for MassHealth or the Medicare Savings Program; provided further, that the executive office shall ensure that relevant eligibility information and verifications provided by the applicant or recipient are transferred from MassHealth to the department of transitional assistance to determine eligibility; provided further, that not later than February 1, 2021, the executive office shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means outlining the additional costs and federal reimbursement opportunities involved in a common application portal for all MassHealth and Medicare Savings Program applicants and recipients with gross incomes under 200 per cent of the federal poverty level"