MA H607

Bill

Ensuring continuous healthcare coverage for youth who have aged-out of the Department of Children and Families

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
05/23/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to ensuring continuous healthcare coverage for youth who have aged-out of the Department of Children and Families. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure continuous healthcare coverage for youth who have aged-out of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Specifically, it amends existing law to provide MassHealth (the state's Medicaid program) benefits to individuals until their 26th birthday if they were in foster care on their 18th birthday, or up to a higher age if the state has elected under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act. The bill also allows for the provision of MassHealth benefits to individuals who were in foster care and enrolled in Medicaid in any state. It outlines procedures for the state's health division to automatically enroll eligible individuals, develop a simplified redetermination process, and seek federal approval to maintain coverage even if a recipient's address becomes undeliverable.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (33)

Jennifer Benson (D), James Cantwell (D), Mike Connolly (D), Claire Cronin (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kevin Honan (D), Jay Kaufman (D), Kay Khan (D), Peter Kocot (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), John Lawn (D), Jack Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Juana Matias (D), Frank Moran (D), Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D), Jim O'Day (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D), José Tosado (D), Chynah Tyler (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Aaron Vega (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H607

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H607
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H607.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1000	Allowing 12 and 13 year old youth to be employed as soccer referees	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H1011	Promoting community on-the-job training for youths	Accompanied a study order, see H4729	Similar To
H315	To involve youth in civic engagement	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
H642	To clarify comparable health care coverage	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H890	Relative to criminal background checks for youth program volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1381	Relative to zero tolerance for violence and aggression by adults at youth sporting events	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2071	Relative to healthy youth	New draft substituted, see S2113	Similar To
S2128	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	Similar To
S215	To promote and enhance civic engagement	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
S2306	To promote and enhance civic engagement	New draft substituted, see S2355	Similar To
S234	Relative to healthy youth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2071	Similar To
S25	Improving outcomes for transition age youth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S307	To involve youth in civic engagement	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
S33	Ensuring continuous healthcare coverage for youth who have aged-out of the Department of Children and Families	Accompanied H607	Replaces

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