MA S431

Bill

MA S431

Relative to family visitation with a vulnerable adult

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to family visitation with a vulnerable adult. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide family members of frail elderly individuals with the right to visitation, even if the family caregiver unreasonably prevents such visitation. The key provisions include: defining "frail elderly individual," "family caregiver," and "family member"; allowing a court to order a family caregiver to permit reasonable visitation by a family member upon a verified petition; requiring the court to consider various factors in determining whether to allow visitation; allowing the court to appoint a guardian ad litem for the frail elderly individual in certain circumstances; and requiring the family caregiver to notify the petitioner of certain events like hospitalization or death of the frail elderly individual if the petition for visitation is granted. The bill seeks to ensure that family members can maintain important relationships with their frail elderly loved ones.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2650 (on 02/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S431

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S431
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S431.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2773	Providing prescription drug cost reimbursements to elderly governmental retirees	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2849	Relative to taxes due upon the death of active duty personnel and the elderly	No further action taken	Similar To
H2930	To provide municipalities with the option to freeze residential tax rate or valuation for the elderly with means tested criteria	Accompanied H2915	Similar To
H2979	Establishing the family caregiver tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H5352	Similar To
H4011	Relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4052	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children (see House, No. 4011). August 3, 2021	See H4011	Similar To
S1867	Relative to taxes due upon the death of active duty personnel and the elderly	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S2650	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Elder Affairs to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to elder affairs issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S411	Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S788	To establish the family caregiver tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H5352	Similar To
S878	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2773

Providing prescription drug cost reimbursements to elderly governmental retirees

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2849

Relative to taxes due upon the death of active duty personnel and the elderly

No further action taken

Similar To

H2930

To provide municipalities with the option to freeze residential tax rate or valuation for the elderly with means tested criteria

Accompanied H2915

Similar To

H2979

Establishing the family caregiver tax credit

Accompanied a study order, see H5352

Similar To

H4011

Relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children

Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4052

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children (see House, No. 4011). August 3, 2021

See H4011

Similar To

S1867

Relative to taxes due upon the death of active duty personnel and the elderly

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S2650

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Elder Affairs to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to elder affairs issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S411

Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S788

To establish the family caregiver tax credit

Accompanied a study order, see H5352

Similar To

S878

Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

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