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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2344 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 645 |
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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 | | Sarah K. Peake |
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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 Massachusetts home care eligibility. |
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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:Sarah K. Peake4th Barnstable1/18/2023Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex1/23/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex2/6/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/14/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/13/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2344 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 645 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 645) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sarah K. Peake and others that persons diagnosed with HIV or AIDS be eligible for home care to |
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| 20 | 20 | | be administered by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. Elder Affairs. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 752 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to Massachusetts home care eligibility. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. The executive office of elder affairs, under authority granted in section 4 of |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2chapter 19A of Massachusetts general laws, shall amend the Massachusetts home care |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3regulations (651 CMR 3.00). Such amendment shall require home care program services be |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4made available to persons diagnosed with HIV or AIDS regardless of their age, if they are |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5otherwise eligible for such services. The secretary for health and human services shall ensure |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6that the relevant agencies under her purview promulgate regulations as necessary to implement |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7this act. |
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