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H1394 • 2025

An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers

An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers

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Sponsor
James J. O'Day
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers

An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1394) of James J.
  • O'Day and others relative to family members serving as caregivers.
  • 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. 2026-03-19 House

    Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026

  2. 2025-09-15 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-06-24 Joint

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

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers
By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1394) of James J. O'Day and others relative to family members serving as caregivers. Health Care Financing.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1394

SECTION 1. Section 12 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after paragraph 4, the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, any program of home and community based services funded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, in which family members are permitted to serve as caregivers paid by MassHealth, shall include legally liable family members, including but not limited to biological, adoptive, foster or step parents, legal guardians, powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney, and adult children of care recipient, within the definition of family member; provided further, the executive office of health and human services shall file a state plan amendment or waiver application, as may be required, to allow legally liable family members to serve as caregivers paid by MassHealth.

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