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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christine P. Barber and Mindy Domb
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to ensure dependent health coverage for adults with disabilities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Christine P. Barber 34th Middlesex 1/28/2021
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 912 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act to ensure dependent health coverage for adults with disabilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Subdivision (P) of section 110 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as
2 appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “age”, in
3 line 463, the following words:-
4 or without regard to age, so long as the dependent, who is covered under the membership
5 of his parent as a member of a family group, is mentally or physically incapable of earning their
6 own living due to disability.
7 SECTION 2. Section 4T of chapter 176G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
8 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “age”, in line 6, the following
9 words:-
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10 or without regard to age, so long as the dependent, who is covered under the membership
11 of his parent as a member of a family group, is mentally or physically incapable of earning their
12 own living due to disability.
13 SECTION 3. Section 1 of chapter 176J of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
14 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “age”, in line 86, the following
15 words:-
16 or without regard to age, so long as the dependent, who is covered under the membership
17 of his parent as a member of a family group is mentally or physically incapable of earning their
18 own living due to disability.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 175-110, 176G-4T, 176J-1