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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1170 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 775 |
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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 | | Joan B. Lovely |
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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 family members serving 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 :Joan B. LovelySecond EssexRobyn K. KennedyFirst Worcester1/26/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth1/26/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk1/26/2023Kelly W. Pease4th Hampden1/26/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/26/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/26/2023Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/26/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin1/27/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk1/27/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/30/2023Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk1/30/2023Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/8/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden2/8/2023Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester2/8/2023John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth2/8/2023Lydia EdwardsThird Suffolk2/8/2023Michael J. BarrettThird Middlesex2/8/2023 2 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | John C. VelisHampden and Hampshire2/8/2023Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex2/8/2023Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/21/2023Anne M. GobiWorcester and Hampshire2/21/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/21/2023Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol2/21/2023Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex3/9/2023Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex3/9/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1170 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 775 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 775) of Joan B. Lovely, Robyn K. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Kennedy, Mathew J. Muratore, Michael D. Brady and other members of the General Court for |
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| 21 | 21 | | legislation relative to family members serving as caregivers. Health Care Financing. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Section 12 of chapter 118E of the general laws is hereby amended by inserting, after |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2paragraph 4, the following paragraph:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, any program |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4of home and community based services funded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, in |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5which family members are permitted to serve as caregivers paid by MassHealth, shall include |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6legally liable family members, including but not limited to biological, adoptive, foster or step |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7parents, legal guardians, powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney, and adult children of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8care recipient, within the definition of family member; provided further, the executive office of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9health and human services shall file a state plan amendment or waiver application, as may be |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10required, to allow legally liable family members to serve as caregivers paid by MassHealth. |
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