MA S63

Bill

Increasing the personal care allowance for long term care residents

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
11/15/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to increase the personal care allowance for long term care residents. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill aims to increase the personal care allowance for long-term care residents in Massachusetts. Specifically, it amends the General Laws to state that any person eligible for assistance who is not maintaining their own home and is residing in a licensed nursing facility, chronic hospital, rest home, or approved public medical institution shall retain the first $100 of their monthly income for clothing, personal needs, and leisure activities. If the person's income is less than $100, they will be paid the difference monthly in advance. This allowance will be increased annually at the same time and percentage rate as increases to state supplementary payments for individuals maintaining their own homes.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Mark Montigny (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2535 (on 05/31/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S63

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S63
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S63.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1435	Relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees	No further action taken	Similar To
H1967	Relative to cueing and supervision in the PCA program	No further action taken	Similar To
H337	To increase the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities	Accompanied S342	Similar To
S1400	Relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1425	Allowing for payment in lieu of a disability allowance	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S2535	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financing and delivery of health care	Reported (in part) by S1256	Replaced by
S60	Relative to cueing and supervision in the PCA program	House concurred	Similar To

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