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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2455 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1232
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James J. O'Day
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers.
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PETITION OF:
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
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
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
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2455 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1232
By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1232)
of James J. O'Day and others relative to family members serving as caregivers. Health Care
Financing.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 12 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after paragraph 4, the following paragraph:-
3 Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, any program
4of home and community based services funded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, in
5which family members are permitted to serve as caregivers paid by MassHealth, shall include
6legally liable family members, including but not limited to biological, adoptive, foster or step
7parents, legal guardians, powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney, and adult children of
8care recipient, within the definition of family member; provided further, the executive office of
9health and human services shall file a state plan amendment or waiver application, as may be
10required, to allow legally liable family members to serve as caregivers paid by MassHealth.