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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1172 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 472
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia D. Jehlen
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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 :Patricia D. JehlenSecond MiddlesexJames B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/3/2025 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1172 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 472
By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 472) of Patricia D. Jehlen and James
B. Eldridge for legislation relative to Massachusetts home care eligibility. Elder Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 376 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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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 The Executive Office of Aging and Independence, 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.