MA S709

Bill

Relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
09/26/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts Medicaid program (MassHealth) to prevent the imposition of ineligibility periods for individuals who transfer assets for purposes other than qualifying for MassHealth or for fair market value. The bill outlines specific factors that the division must consider in determining whether an individual has met the burden of demonstrating such intent, including a history of small transfers, transfers to charitable institutions, having resources below the eligibility limit, transferring to help a relative, and lacking a significant likelihood of needing nursing home care. If the individual establishes any of these factors, the burden of proving the transfer was intended to qualify for MassHealth shifts to the division. The division is required to promulgate regulations to implement this new provision.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (7)

David DeCoste (R), Jamie Eldridge (D), Bradford Hill (R), Kay Khan (D), Mark Montigny (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 09/26/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S709

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S709
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S709.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
H1161	To protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	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
S691	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
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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