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MA S344
Directing the administration to amend the Frail Elder Home and Community-Based Waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in Certified Assisted Living Residences
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Introduced
01/23/2017
01/23/2017
In Committee
05/21/2018
05/21/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
190th General Court
Bill Summary
For legislation to direct the administration to amend the Frail Elder Home and Community-Based Waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in Certified Assisted Living Residences. Elder Affairs.
AI Summary
This bill directs the administration to amend the Frail Elder Home and Community-Based Waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in Certified Assisted Living Residences. The bill requires the Executive Office to report to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means by June 30, 2018 on the availability of a waiver and the estimated net state cost of a waiver that would allow Medicaid-eligible individuals at risk of entering a nursing home to reside in a certified assisted living residence. The bill also authorizes the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to request a waiver from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to allow this.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (7)
Tackey Chan (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Anne Gobi (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Pat Jehlen (D),
Barbara L'Italien (D),
Joan Lovely (D),
Last Action
Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 05/21/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S344 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S344.pdf |
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