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MA S585

MA S585
To ensure dependent health coverage for adults with disabilities


summary

Introduced
01/22/2019
In Committee
07/23/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ensure dependent health coverage for adults with disabilities . Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure dependent health coverage for adults with disabilities. It amends existing laws to allow parents to maintain health insurance coverage for their adult children with disabilities, regardless of the child's age. The key provisions of the bill are: (1) extending dependent health coverage to adult children who are mentally or physically incapable of earning their own living due to a disability, (2) removing the age limit for such coverage, and (3) applying these changes to various types of health insurance plans, including those regulated under Chapters 175, 176G, and 176J of the Massachusetts General Laws.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 07/23/2020)

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