MA S606

Bill

MA S606

To protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
05/29/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish criteria for Masshealth hardship waivers. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish criteria for MassHealth hardship waivers. It proposes to amend Chapter 118E of the General Laws to allow nursing facility residents to claim undue hardship in order to eliminate the period of ineligibility for MassHealth benefits. The bill outlines a rebuttable presumption that an institutionalized individual is eligible for an undue hardship waiver if they meet certain criteria, such as having insufficient available resources to provide for their basic needs, making reasonable attempts to retrieve transferred resources, and lacking a less costly alternative to institutional care. 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 of Medical Assistance to promulgate regulations incorporating these criteria for consideration of an undue hardship waiver request.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (14)

Harriette Chandler (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Anne Gobi (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Kate Hogan (D), Kay Khan (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Alice Peisch (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Bruce Tarr (R), RoseLee Vincent (D),

Last Action

House concurred (on 05/31/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S606

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S606
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S606.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2212	To extend patient protections to recipients of MassHealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H2399	Providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H4557	Similar To
H2988	To protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship	Accompanied a new draft, see H4605	Similar To
H606	Relative to MassHealth coverage	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H623	Relative to physician assistants	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H624	Relative to early childhood cavities	Accompanied S1164	Similar To
S1095	Relative to behavioral health telemedicine	Accompanied a study order, see S2439	Similar To
S604	To increase MassHealth rates	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S611	Relative to oral health access for MassHealth patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S613	Relative to continuity of care for families enrolled in MassHealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S624	To require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S648	Regarding MassHealth applications	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S654	Relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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