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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2344 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 645
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sarah K. Peake
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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 Massachusetts home care eligibility.
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PETITION OF:
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
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2344 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 645
By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 645) of
Sarah K. Peake and others that persons diagnosed with HIV or AIDS be eligible for home care to
be administered by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. Elder Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 752 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 Massachusetts home care eligibility.
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. The executive office of elder affairs, under authority granted in section 4 of
2chapter 19A of Massachusetts general laws, shall amend the Massachusetts home care
3regulations (651 CMR 3.00). Such amendment shall require home care program services be
4made available to persons diagnosed with HIV or AIDS regardless of their age, if they are
5otherwise eligible for such services. The secretary for health and human services shall ensure
6that the relevant agencies under her purview promulgate regulations as necessary to implement
7this act.