MA S342

Bill

Increasing the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
03/29/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to increase the personal care allowance of residents of long-term care facilities. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill aims to increase the personal needs allowance for residents of long-term care facilities. Specifically, it amends the state's public assistance laws to raise the monthly personal needs allowance for individuals residing in nursing homes, chronic hospitals, rest homes, and approved public medical institutions from $100 to an amount that increases annually at the same rate as the supplemental payments for individuals maintaining their own homes under the state's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This change is intended to provide more financial support for the personal expenses of long-term care facility residents.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (13)

Michael Brady (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Mike Connolly (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Ken Gordon (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Mark Montigny (D), Jim O'Day (D), Angelo Scaccia (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S342

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S342
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S342.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1265	Relative to non-resident firearm licensing	No further action taken	Similar To
H2077	Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth	No further action taken	Similar To
H2377	Promoting public labor contracts for local residents	No further action taken	Similar To
H2467	Providing access to patient protection services for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H337	To increase the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities	Accompanied S342	Similar To
H3653	Financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents	Accompanied a new draft, see H3925	Similar To
H366	Establishing a remote voting system for town meeting in the town of Sudbury	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H626	To amend Section 3, Chapter 111M of the General Laws relative to Massachusetts residents living in a foreign country and health insurance penalties	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H633	Making public higher education in Massachusetts free for residents of the state	Accompanied a study order, see H4512	Similar To
S1305	To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied a study order, see S2289	Similar To
S1583	Relative to tax abatements for deaf residents	Accompanied S1503	Similar To
S1622	Relative to the assessments of long term care facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1265

Relative to non-resident firearm licensing

No further action taken

Similar To

H2077

Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth

No further action taken

Similar To

H2377

Promoting public labor contracts for local residents

No further action taken

Similar To

H2467

Providing access to patient protection services for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H337

To increase the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities

Accompanied S342

Similar To

H3653

Financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents

Accompanied a new draft, see H3925

Similar To

H366

Establishing a remote voting system for town meeting in the town of Sudbury

Accompanied a study order, see H4252

Similar To

H626

To amend Section 3, Chapter 111M of the General Laws relative to Massachusetts residents living in a foreign country and health insurance penalties

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H633

Making public higher education in Massachusetts free for residents of the state

Accompanied a study order, see H4512

Similar To

S1305

To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied a study order, see S2289

Similar To

S1583

Relative to tax abatements for deaf residents

Accompanied S1503

Similar To

S1622

Relative to the assessments of long term care facilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

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

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