Bill Text: MA S311 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to prescription advantage start dates
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing [S311 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S311-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Benjamin B. Downing
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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 prescription advantage start dates.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Benjamin B. Downing |
Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to prescription advantage start dates.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 39(a)(1) of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amending chapter 19A, by striking the words “is sixty-five of age or older;” in line 6, and inserting the following words: “turns sixty-five within the month their coverage becomes effective;”
SECTION 2. Section 39(m) of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amending chapter 19A, by inserting before the word “Coverage”, in line153 the following words: “Persons who submit an application within three months of their sixty-fifth birthday, and are deemed eligible to receive benefits, shall begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month in which they turn sixty-five.”
SECTION 3. The Department shall amend regulations 651CMR 15.05 and 651CMR 15.06 to reflect the earliest effective date of coverage adopted by Medicare Part D.
