MA H1306

Bill

Relative to personal care attendant services

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to personal care attendant services. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill updates the definition of key terms related to personal care attendant services under the MassHealth program in Massachusetts. It defines "consumer" as the person receiving the personal care services, "personal care attendant" as the person providing the services, and "surrogate" as the consumer's legal guardian or designated representative responsible for hiring, directing, and firing the personal care attendant on the consumer's behalf. The bill also establishes the Personal Care Attendant Quality Home Care Workforce Council to oversee and regulate these services.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Kelly Pease (R)*, Norm Orrall (R),

Last Action

Accompanied S818 (on 03/24/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1306

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1306
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1306.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H101	Creating a human services transportation task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5218	Similar To
H2586	Relative to collective bargaining	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H354	Creating a licensing process for personal care attendants	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
S1203	Relative to establishing a prevailing wage for security guard services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1288	Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment	Accompanying S1276	Similar To
S1429	Preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency	Accompanied a study order, see S2772	Similar To
S1491	Relative to stroke protocols	Accompanied a study order, see S3173	Similar To
S1745	Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the committee for public counsel services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S189	Relative to the online advertising of pet care services	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2076	Establishing a special commission to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies, programs, and services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2112	Relative to the secretary of veterans’ services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S37	Establishing a sick leave bank for Rachel Pride, an employee of the Department of Youth Services	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S418	Relative to expanding the availability of personal care homes for older adults	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S739	Relative to MassHealth rates	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S806	Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S818	Relative to personal care attendant services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H101

Creating a human services transportation task force

Accompanied a study order, see H5218

Similar To

H2586

Relative to collective bargaining

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H354

Creating a licensing process for personal care attendants

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

S1203

Relative to establishing a prevailing wage for security guard services

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

Similar To

S1288

Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment

Accompanying S1276

Similar To

S1429

Preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency

Accompanied a study order, see S2772

Similar To

S1491

Relative to stroke protocols

Accompanied a study order, see S3173

Similar To

S1745

Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the committee for public counsel services

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

Similar To

S189

Relative to the online advertising of pet care services

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2076

Establishing a special commission to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies, programs, and services

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

Similar To

S2112

Relative to the secretary of veterans’ services

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

Similar To

S37

Establishing a sick leave bank for Rachel Pride, an employee of the Department of Youth Services

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S418

Relative to expanding the availability of personal care homes for older adults

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S739

Relative to MassHealth rates

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S806

Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S818

Relative to personal care attendant services

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

Similar To

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