MA S397

Bill

To increase awareness of community based PACE programs for older adults

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 to increase awareness of community based PACE programs for older adults. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill aims to increase awareness of community-based PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) programs for older adults. It does this by amending existing laws to require the provision of information about PACE as part of services offered by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, such as information and referral services and pre-admission counseling for long-term care facilities. The bill also requires the Executive Office of Elder Affairs to study the feasibility of using certain Medicaid providers to conduct the pre-admission counseling, and to report annually on the number of individuals receiving the counseling and the number of community diversions generated by the program.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Harriette Chandler (D)*, Jo Comerford (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Senate concurred (on 03/17/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S397

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S397
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S397.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1323	Promoting educational awareness and opportunity	Accompanied a study order, see H5174	Similar To
H3102	Designating the month of October as adopt a shelter dog month	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
H3891	To establish a surcharge on specific commercial development activities for the purpose of funding the creation of community housing	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4058	Facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham	No further action taken	Similar To
H4089	Relative to the Office of Information Technology considering cloud computing service options under certain circumstances	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
H747	Increasing awareness of community based PACE programs for older adults	Senate concurred	Similar To
S1384	Relative to end of life options	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1385	To reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer	Accompanied H2304	Similar To
S148	Authorizing municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1808	Providing tax relief to seniors while creating affordable housing	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1811	To invest in our communities	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
S1974	Relative to home modifications for seniors	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S1975	Granting property tax relief to seniors	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S2469	Establishing August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2608	Similar To
S2499	Requiring immunizations for in-person classes at certain Massachusetts public institutions of higher learning	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To
S2823	Relative to equity in the cannabis industry	Reported by S3096	Similar To
S2873	Relative to the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S415	To improve Alzheimer's and dementia care in Senior Care Options program	Accompanied H739	Similar To
S428	Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S744	Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers	Accompanied H1316	Similar To
S748	Supporting equal access to community care for elders and the disabled	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S755	Establishing a community health center transformation fund	Accompanied H1276	Similar To
S760	To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S773	Preserving special needs trusts for disabled seniors	Accompanied H1274	Similar To
S777	Promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S784	To assist community hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1323

Promoting educational awareness and opportunity

Accompanied a study order, see H5174

Similar To

H3102

Designating the month of October as adopt a shelter dog month

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

H3891

To establish a surcharge on specific commercial development activities for the purpose of funding the creation of community housing

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H4058

Facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham

No further action taken

Similar To

H4089

Relative to the Office of Information Technology considering cloud computing service options under certain circumstances

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

H747

Increasing awareness of community based PACE programs for older adults

Senate concurred

Similar To

S1384

Relative to end of life options

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1385

To reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer

Accompanied H2304

Similar To

S148

Authorizing municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails

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

Similar To

S1808

Providing tax relief to seniors while creating affordable housing

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

Similar To

S1811

To invest in our communities

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

S1974

Relative to home modifications for seniors

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S1975

Granting property tax relief to seniors

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S2469

Establishing August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2608

Similar To

S2499

Requiring immunizations for in-person classes at certain Massachusetts public institutions of higher learning

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

Similar To

S2823

Relative to equity in the cannabis industry

Reported by S3096

Similar To

S2873

Relative to the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly

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

Similar To

S415

To improve Alzheimer's and dementia care in Senior Care Options program

Accompanied H739

Similar To

S428

Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission

Accompanied a study order, see S2650

Similar To

S744

Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers

Accompanied H1316

Similar To

S748

Supporting equal access to community care for elders and the disabled

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

Similar To

S755

Establishing a community health center transformation fund

Accompanied H1276

Similar To

S760

To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S773

Preserving special needs trusts for disabled seniors

Accompanied H1274

Similar To

S777

Promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers

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

Similar To

S784

To assist community hospitals

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

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