Bill > S786

This bill aims to amend the existing laws related to the transfer of assets by MassHealth (the state's Medicaid program) members. The key provision is that the state's Division of Medical Assistance (the agency that administers MassHealth) shall not impose a period of ineligibility on an individual who can demonstrate that the asset transfer was not intended to qualify for MassHealth, but rather for other legitimate purposes such as charitable giving, addressing a relative's financial crisis, or paying for medical care. The bill outlines several specific factors the Division must consider in determining the individual's intent, and if any of these factors are established, the burden shifts to the Division to prove that the transfer was intended to qualify for MassHealth.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S786