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| 1 | 1 | HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4433 | |
| 2 | 2 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| 3 | 3 | ________________________________________ | |
| 4 | 4 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 29, 2024. | |
| 5 | 5 | The committee on Elder Affairs, to whom was referred the petition | |
| 6 | 6 | (accompanied by bill, House, No. 614) of Bruce J. Ayers and others | |
| 7 | 7 | relative to services provided through the MassHealth frail elder home and | |
| 8 | 8 | community-based services waiver regarding early-onset Alzheimer's | |
| 9 | 9 | disease, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. | |
| 10 | 10 | 4433) ought to pass. | |
| 11 | 11 | For the committee, | |
| 12 | 12 | THOMAS M. STANLEY. 1 of 1 | |
| 13 | 13 | FILED ON: 2/5/2024 | |
| 14 | 14 | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4433 | |
| 15 | 15 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| 16 | 16 | _______________ | |
| 17 | 17 | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court | |
| 18 | 18 | (2023-2024) | |
| 19 | 19 | _______________ | |
| 20 | 20 | An Act to expand access for those living with younger onset Alzheimer’s, dementia and other | |
| 21 | 21 | disabilities. | |
| 22 | 22 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority | |
| 23 | 23 | of the same, as follows: | |
| 24 | 24 | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any General or special law to the contrary, the | |
| 25 | 25 | 2Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall request approval for an amendment to the MassHealth | |
| 26 | 26 | 3Frail Elder home and community-based services waiver approved under authority of §1915(c) of | |
| 27 | 27 | 4the Social Security Act. The amendment shall add Medicaid eligible individuals who are | |
| 28 | 28 | 5disabled as defined by § 1614 of the Social Security Act to the eligibility criteria of the Frail | |
| 29 | 29 | 6Elder waiver. |