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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1974 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 67 |
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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 | | Joanne M. Comerford |
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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 allowing spouses to serve as caregivers. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and WorcesterAdam Scanlon14th Bristol1/27/2023Kelly W. Pease4th Hampden1/27/2023Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex1/27/2023John C. VelisHampden and Hampshire2/8/2023Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk2/15/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin2/15/2023Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/17/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk3/1/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1974 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 67 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 67) of Joanne M. Comerford, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Adam Scanlon, Kelly W. Pease, Patricia D. Jehlen and other members of the General Court for |
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| 20 | 20 | | legislation to allow spouses to serve as caregivers. Children, Families and Persons with |
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| 21 | 21 | | Disabilities. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 89 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act allowing spouses to serve as caregivers. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2section 13L the following section:- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 Section 13M. To the extent permitted under federal law, spouses shall be authorized to |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4serve as paid caregivers in the MassHealth program for the provision of certain home-based care |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5and services. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 SECTION 2. The executive office of health and human services shall file a state plan |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7amendment or waiver application, as may be required, to implement this act no later than 6 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8months following the effective date of this act. |
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