Bill: HB609 of 2007-2008 session 
Date: 03/01/2007 11:59pm 



                                PETITION OF:

        Michael E. Festa
        John H. Rogers

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                        In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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AN ACT RELATIVE TO PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR PERSONAL CARE
     ATTENDANT SERVICES.

  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 9 of Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as amended by
Chapter 211 of the Acts of 2006, is hereby amended by inserting, after the words
"long-term care needs of the individuals," the following:-

The division is hereby authorized to grant presumptive eligibility for up to 60
days to a person applying for long term care in said program only for the
purposes of providing personal care attendant services for the individual.