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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2455 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1232 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | James J. O'Day |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James J. O'Day14th Worcester1/19/2023Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/26/2023Daniel M. Donahue16th Worcester1/26/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/26/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/26/2023Kelly W. Pease4th Hampden1/26/2023William M. Straus10th Bristol1/26/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth1/26/2023Michelle L. Ciccolo15th Middlesex1/26/2023Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/26/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin1/26/2023Josh S. Cutler6th Plymouth1/26/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk1/26/2023Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/27/2023Jessica Ann Giannino16th Suffolk1/27/2023David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/30/2023 2 of 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/30/2023David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/30/2023Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol1/30/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester2/1/2023John J. Lawn, Jr.10th Middlesex2/1/2023Adrianne Pusateri Ramos14th Essex2/1/2023Steven Owens29th Middlesex2/1/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex2/1/2023Russell E. Holmes6th Suffolk2/1/2023Kay Khan11th Middlesex2/2/2023Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth2/2/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden2/2/2023Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk2/2/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/2/2023Thomas P. Walsh12th Essex2/2/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester2/3/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk2/3/2023Daniel Cahill10th Essex2/6/2023William C. Galvin6th Norfolk2/6/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/6/2023Brian M. Ashe2nd Hampden2/6/2023Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester2/8/2023Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex2/8/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester2/8/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/8/2023Frank A. Moran17th Essex2/8/2023Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/8/2023Tricia Farley-Bouvier2nd Berkshire2/8/2023Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth2/9/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/13/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/13/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/14/2023Rob Consalvo14th Suffolk2/15/2023Denise C. Garlick13th Norfolk2/15/2023James Arciero2nd Middlesex2/15/2023David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex2/21/2023Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/21/2023Natalie M. Blais1st Franklin2/21/2023Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth2/21/2023 3 of 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk2/22/2023Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex2/22/2023Simon Cataldo14th Middlesex2/28/2023Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex2/28/2023Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex2/28/2023Todd M. Smola1st Hampden2/28/2023Michael P. Kushmerek3rd Worcester2/28/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2455 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1232 |
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| 20 | 20 | | By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1232) |
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| 21 | 21 | | of James J. O'Day and others relative to family members serving as caregivers. Health Care |
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| 22 | 22 | | Financing. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Section 12 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after paragraph 4, the following paragraph:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, any program |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4of home and community based services funded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, in |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5which family members are permitted to serve as caregivers paid by MassHealth, shall include |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6legally liable family members, including but not limited to biological, adoptive, foster or step |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7parents, legal guardians, powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney, and adult children of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8care recipient, within the definition of family member; provided further, the executive office of |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9health and human services shall file a state plan amendment or waiver application, as may be |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10required, to allow legally liable family members to serve as caregivers paid by MassHealth. |
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