HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 936 FILED ON: 1/19/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 83 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Ellen Story and James B. Eldridge _______________ 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 regarding continuity of care for children and their eligible parents. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Ellen Story | 3rd Hampshire | Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin | Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. | 26th Middlesex | Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex | Carlos Henriquez | 5th Suffolk | Alice K. Wolf | 25th Middlesex | Christine E. Canavan | 10th Plymouth | Frank I. Smizik | 15th Norfolk | Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | John W. Scibak | 2nd Hampshire | Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 936 FILED ON: 1/19/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 83 By Representative Story of Amherst and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 83) of Ellen Story and others relative to continuity of care for children and their eligible parents. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act regarding continuity of care for children and their eligible parents.
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. The executive office of health and human services shall seek an amendment to the MassHealth demonstration project seeking authority to provide 12 months of continuous eligibility from the date of eligibility determination under Section 1902(e)(12) of the Social Security Act, to provide that any eligible child and any eligible parent of the child deemed eligible for medical benefits pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 2 of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws shall continue to be eligible for assistance for a period of 12 months or until the child turns 19. |
