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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 945 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 383 |
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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 | | Jason M. Lewis |
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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 to improve Alzheimer's and dementia care in Senior Care Options programs. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Jason M. LewisFifth MiddlesexMichael J. BarrettThird Middlesex1/30/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/7/2023Brian M. Ashe2nd Hampden2/10/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex2/10/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden2/10/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin2/10/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/13/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth2/13/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth2/14/2023Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester2/15/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/17/2023Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex2/21/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 945 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 383 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 383) of Jason M. Lewis, Michael J. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Barrett, Vanna Howard, Brian M. Ashe and other members of the General Court for legislationt |
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| 20 | 20 | | to improve Alzheimer's and dementia care in Senior Care Options program. Elder Affairs. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 415 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 to improve Alzheimer's and dementia care in Senior Care Options programs. |
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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. Chapter 118E of the general laws is hereby amended by adding the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2following new section: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 78. (a) Definition: “Dementia Care Coordination”, a proactive care consultation |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4service. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 (b) To ensure that members of Senior Care Options (SCOs) plans receive cost effective, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6quality dementia care, MassHealth shall require that all Massachusetts Senior Care Options plans |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7provide Dementia Care Coordination (DCC) to SCO members that have been diagnosed with |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 Upon a referral from a clinician, a patient with dementia and their care consultant will |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10receive an outgoing call from a trained clinician, who shall provide care consultation services to |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11the family, resulting in an individualized family care plan and a companion summary to the |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12referring clinician for inclusion in the permanent medical record. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 The Care Plan shall provide guidance in dementia caregiving strategies, including |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14symptom management strategies, communication techniques, legal and financial issues, safety |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15recommendations, and referrals to appropriate community support services. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16 (c ) In order to meet the requirements of this Section, SCO plans may contract with |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17community partners, or directly provide DCC services to their members. |
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