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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1175 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 614
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce J. Ayers
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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 early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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PETITION OF:
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
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
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1175 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 614
By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 614) of Bruce J.
Ayers and others relative to services provided through the MassHealth frail elder home and
community-based services waiver regarding early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Elder Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 722 OF 2021-2022.]
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 early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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. Notwithstanding any General or special law to the contrary, services
2provided through the MassHealth Frail Elder Home and Community-Based Services Waiver
3shall be made available to persons diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease regardless of
4their age, if they are otherwise eligible for such services. The Secretary for Health and Human
5Services shall ensure that the relevant agencies under her purview promulgate regulations as
6necessary to implement this act.