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H1371 • 2025

An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities

An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities

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Sponsor
Natalie M. Higgins
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities

An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities By Representative Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities By Representative Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1371) of Natalie M.
  • Higgins and others relative to Medicaid eligibility for certain elders and persons with disabilities.
  • Health Care Financing.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2026-03-19 House

    Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026

  3. 2025-09-15 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  4. 2025-06-24 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/01/2025 from 10:00 AM-12:30 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities
By Representative Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1371) of Natalie M. Higgins and others relative to Medicaid eligibility for certain elders and persons with disabilities. Health Care Financing.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1371

Subsection (5) of section 25 of Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph, contained in lines 56 through 61, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

In any case where the monthly income of an applicant or recipient is in excess of the exemptions allowed, the applicant or recipient, if otherwise eligible for Medicaid under this chapter, shall be liable to pay to the provider of medical care or service an amount which shall be equal to the excess income for a period of six consecutive months, which includes the period when such service was provided, except if the individual is an applicant or recipient for home or community-based services pursuant to a waiver granted under 42 USC 1396a(10)(A)(ii)(VI) or a Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), under 42 USC 1396u-4 or 42 USC 1395eee, the applicant or recipient shall be liable to pay to the provider of medical care or service an amount which shall be equal to the excess income reduced by the difference between the applicable MassHealth deductible-income standard and 300 percent of the federal benefit rate; provided, however, this exception shall not apply to individuals eligible for the “special income eligibility group,” the requirements for which are established under 42 CFR 435.217 and pursuant to federal regulations at 42 CFR 435.726 and 42 CFR 460.184.

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