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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3338 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 639
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Adrian C. Madaro
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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 increasing awareness of community based PACE programs for older adults.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk1/20/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/13/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/13/2023Daniel M. Donahue16th Worcester2/15/2023James Arciero2nd Middlesex2/21/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/21/2023Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex3/6/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3338 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 639
By Representative Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 639) of
Adrian C. Madaro and others relative to increasing awareness of community based PACE
programs for older adults. Elder Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 747 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 increasing awareness of community based PACE programs for older adults.
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 4 of chapter 19A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in subsection (d) after the word “persons” the
3following words:-
4 including, but not limited to, providing information about the Program of all-inclusive
5care for the elderly (PACE) pursuant to 42 CFR Part 460.60;
6 SECTION 2. Section 4B of said chapter 19A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
7inserting in subsection (1) of the fourth paragraph, after the words “referral services to elders”,
8the following words:- 2 of 2
9 provided, that said information and referral services shall include, but not be limited to,
10information about the Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) pursuant to 42 CFR
11Part 460.60;
12 SECTION 3. Section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018
13Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the fourth paragraph and adding in place
14thereof the following paragraph:-
15 A person seeking admission to a long-term care facility paid for by MassHealth shall
16receive pre-admission counseling for long-term care services, which shall include an assessment
17of community-based service options including but not limited to the Program of all-inclusive
18care for the elderly (PACE) pursuant to CFR Part 460.60. A person seeking care in a long-term
19care facility on a private pay basis shall be offered pre-admission counseling. For the purposes of
20this section, pre-admission counseling shall be conducted by the executive office of health and
21human services or the executive office of elder affairs or their subcontractors. The executive
22office of elder affairs shall, in consultation with the office of acute and ambulatory care in the
23executive office of health and human services, study the advisability and feasibility of using
24certain Medicaid providers to provide pre-admission counseling. The division shall report to the
25general court on an annual basis the number of individuals who received pre-admission
26counseling under this section and the number of diversions to the community generated by the
27pre-admission counseling program.