Bill Text: MA H1069 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulate claims for services of patients in nursing and long-term care facilities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-30 - Accompanied a study order, see H05006 [H1069 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1069-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christopher G. Fallon
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to nursing facility and long term care claims.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Christopher G. Fallon |
33rd Middlesex |
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Paul J. Donato |
35th Middlesex |
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Susan Williams Gifford |
2nd Plymouth |
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Michael F. Rush |
10th Suffolk |
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Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. |
12th Hampden |
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John V. Fernandes |
10th Worcester |
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William N. Brownsberger |
24th Middlesex |
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Charles A. Murphy |
21st Middlesex |
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Patricia D. Jehlen |
Second Middlesex |
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James B. Eldridge |
Middlesex and Worcester |
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Frank I. Smizik |
15th Norfolk |
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Robert L. Rice, Jr. |
2nd Worcester |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
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Ruth B. Balser |
12th Middlesex |
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Kathi-Anne Reinstein |
16th Suffolk |
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Walter F. Timilty |
7th Norfolk |
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Theodore C. Speliotis |
13th Essex |
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Gale D. Candaras |
First Hampden and Hampshire |
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Mark V. Falzone |
9th Essex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1134 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to nursing facility and long term care claims.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 33 of Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking it and inserting the following new section 33:
Section 33. No claim for costs of a nursing facility and other long term care services may be made by the division under section 31 or 32 if the individual receiving medical assistance was permanently institutionalized, had notified the division that he had no intent on returning home, and had on the date of admission to the nursing facility or other medical institution long term care insurance that when purchased met the requirements of 211 C.M.R. 65.00.
