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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 849 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 372 |
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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 | | Patricia D. Jehlen |
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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 directing the administration to amend the frail elder home and community-based waiver |
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| 13 | 13 | | to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in certified assisted living residences. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 849 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 372 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 372) of Patricia D. Jehlen for |
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| 20 | 20 | | legislation to direct the administration to amend the frail elder home and community-based |
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| 21 | 21 | | waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in certified assisted living residences. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Elder Affairs. |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 410 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | An Act directing the administration to amend the frail elder home and community-based waiver |
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| 31 | 31 | | to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in certified assisted living residences. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 33 | 33 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office shall |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than 90 days after the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3effective date of this act, on the availability of a waiver and, if applicable, the estimated net state |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4cost of a waiver that would allow individuals qualifying for Medicaid and at risk of entering a |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5nursing home to reside in a certified assisted living residence. The executive office of health and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6human services may request a waiver from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7Services to allow individuals qualifying for Medicaid and at risk of entering a nursing home to |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8reside in a certified assisted living residence. |
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