Bill > H1273

This bill aims to establish criteria for MassHealth hardship waivers. It would allow nursing facility residents who are facing a period of ineligibility due to asset transfers to claim undue hardship in order to eliminate that period. The bill outlines a rebuttable presumption that an individual is eligible for an undue hardship waiver if they meet certain criteria, such as having insufficient resources to cover their basic needs and having made reasonable attempts to retrieve the transferred resources. The bill also states that a nursing facility need not express an intent to discharge the individual for nonpayment in order for a hardship waiver to be granted, and requires the division to promulgate regulations incorporating these criteria for considering undue hardship waiver requests.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1273