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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1926 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 206
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 cueing and supervision in the PCA program.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James J. O'Day14th Worcester1/18/2023Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/26/2023Daniel M. Donahue16th Worcester1/26/2023Josh S. Cutler6th Plymouth2/2/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/2/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk2/6/2023Kay Khan11th Middlesex2/8/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/8/2023Frank A. Moran17th Essex2/21/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex2/21/2023Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex2/21/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol2/21/2023Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol2/21/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin2/21/2023David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex2/21/2023Chynah Tyler7th Suffolk2/21/2023Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex2/21/2023Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth2/22/2023 2 of 2
Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester2/22/2023Patricia A. Duffy5th Hampden2/22/2023Simon Cataldo14th Middlesex2/27/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex2/27/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester2/27/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/27/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/27/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester3/1/2023Michelle L. Ciccolo15th Middlesex3/6/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/6/2023William J. Driscoll, Jr.7th Norfolk3/6/2023James Arciero2nd Middlesex3/13/2023Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex3/13/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1926 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 206
By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 206) of
James J. O'Day and others relative to the administration of the personal care attendant program
by the Division of Medical Assistance. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
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 cueing and supervision in the PCA program.
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 1. Section 12 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
3 Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the division
4shall develop or amend any standards and regulations applicable to the personal care attendant
5program to include as eligible members those individuals who are otherwise eligible for said
6program, but who require supervision and cueing in order to perform two or more activities of
7daily living.