MA H1161

Bill

To protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
09/25/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish criteria for MassHealth hardship waivers. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes criteria for MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid) hardship waivers. It allows nursing facility residents who face a period of ineligibility due to asset transfers to claim undue hardship and request a waiver. The bill sets out a rebuttable presumption of eligibility for the waiver if the individual has insufficient resources to cover basic necessities, has made reasonable attempts to retrieve the transferred assets, has no less costly alternative to institutional care, and would face serious deprivation without the waiver. The bill also requires the state to provide notice of the waiver option, a timely process for determining eligibility, and an opportunity to appeal adverse decisions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (20)

Tackey Chan (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Marjorie Decker (D), David DeCoste (R), William Driscoll (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Sean Garballey (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Bradford Hill (R), Kate Hogan (D), Kay Khan (D), Brian Murray (D), Denise Provost (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Dave Rogers (D), Tom Stanley (D), Chynah Tyler (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 09/25/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1161

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1161
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1161.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1128	Relative to transfers of assets by MassHealth members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1159	Requiring MassHealth behavioral health care carve out contracts to be subject to the freedom of information statute	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1160	Relative to behavioral health emergency services	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H598	Relative to early-onset Alzheimer's disease	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S50	Relative to personal care attendant services	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S661	Relative to MassHealth rates	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S698	To promote graduate medical education	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S709	Relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S730	To require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

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