SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1681 FILED ON: 1/21/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 532 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Richard T. Moore _______________ 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: An Act relative to eligibility for coverage. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Richard T. Moore |
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| Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | James B. Eldridge |
[District]
| David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | Peter V. Kocot | 1st Hampshire | John W. Scibak | 2nd Hampshire |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1681 FILED ON: 1/21/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 532 By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 532) of Richard T. Moore, Ruth B. Balser, James B. Eldridge, David Paul Linsky and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to eligibility for coverage. Health Care Financing. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to eligibility for coverage.
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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, an individual who is employed in a social services program as defined in section one of chapter 118G shall be an “Eligible individual” as that term is defined in section 1 of chapter 176J and in section 1 of chapter 176Q regardless of whether or not he or she is seeking individual coverage to replace an employer-sponsored health plan for which the individual is eligible and which provides coverage that is at least actuarially equivalent to minimum creditable coverage. |
