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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1175 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 614 |
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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 | | Bruce J. Ayers |
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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 early-onset Alzheimer's disease. |
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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:Bruce J. Ayers1st Norfolk1/18/2023Peter Capano11th Essex1/26/2023Frank A. Moran17th Essex1/26/2023Michael J. BarrettThird Middlesex2/1/2023Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth2/1/2023David M. Rogers24th Middlesex2/22/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/22/2023Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk2/22/2023Carole A. Fiola6th Bristol2/22/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex2/22/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden2/22/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/22/2023David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth2/22/2023Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester2/22/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin2/22/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/22/2023Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex2/22/2023Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol2/22/2023 2 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/22/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth2/22/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex2/22/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/22/2023William C. Galvin6th Norfolk2/22/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth2/22/2023Denise C. Garlick13th Norfolk2/22/2023James Arciero2nd Middlesex2/22/2023Daniel M. Donahue16th Worcester2/22/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester2/22/2023Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex2/22/2023John Barrett, III1st Berkshire2/22/2023Carol A. Doherty3rd Bristol2/22/2023Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester2/26/2023Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/26/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/26/2023Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/27/2023Brian M. Ashe2nd Hampden2/27/2023Michael J. Finn6th Hampden2/27/2023Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex2/27/2023Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable2/27/2023Paul J. Donato35th Middlesex2/28/2023Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk2/28/2023James J. O'Day14th Worcester2/28/2023Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex3/1/2023Danielle W. Gregoire4th Middlesex3/1/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester3/1/2023Michelle L. Ciccolo15th Middlesex3/2/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex3/6/2023Jennifer Balinsky Armini8th Essex3/6/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex3/7/2023Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol3/9/2023Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex3/9/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1175 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 614 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 614) of Bruce J. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Ayers and others relative to services provided through the MassHealth frail elder home and |
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| 21 | 21 | | community-based services waiver regarding early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Elder Affairs. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 722 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act relative to early-onset Alzheimer's disease. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any General or special law to the contrary, services |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2provided through the MassHealth Frail Elder Home and Community-Based Services Waiver |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3shall be made available to persons diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease regardless of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4their age, if they are otherwise eligible for such services. The Secretary for Health and Human |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5Services shall ensure that the relevant agencies under her purview promulgate regulations as |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6necessary to implement this act. |
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