MA S412

Bill

Increasing the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
04/04/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to increase the personal care allowance of residents of long-term care facilities. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill aims to increase the personal needs allowance for residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes, chronic hospitals, and rest homes. It proposes to raise the monthly personal needs allowance from the current $100 to an amount that will be increased annually at the same rate as the state supplementary payments for individuals who maintain their own homes and receive assistance under Chapter 118A. The bill amends relevant sections of Chapter 117A, 118A, and 118E of the General Laws to implement this change.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Pat Jehlen (D)*,

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 04/04/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S412

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S412
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S412.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H735	Increasing the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities	Accompanied S412	Similar To
S1281	Relative to psychotropic medication	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S133	Increasing the personal care allowance for long term care residents	Accompanied by S412	Replaces
S1579	To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To

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