Amendment ID: S3170-20

Amendment 20

Home Care Services for Those Living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Messrs. DiDomenico and O'Connor move that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section ___ the following section:-

"SECTION ___. The executive office of aging and independence, 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 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis regardless of their age, if they are otherwise eligible for such services. The secretary of health and human services shall ensure that the relevant agencies under her purview promulgate regulations as necessary to implement this requirement."