MA H791

Executive Office of Health and Human Services must submit federal waiver applications within 90 days to establish assisted living services for Medicaid-eligible individuals at risk of nursing home placement

Average daily rate for assisted living services, combined with SSI benefits, cannot exceed 80% of comparable institutional care costs under the MassHealth frail elder waiver

MassHealth must implement rate schedules using disproportionate share payment methodologies to ensure equal economic access to assisted living for long-term care

EOHHS must report within 120 days to Ways and Means committees on application status and fiscal impact, including analysis of approaches used by District of Columbia, Ohio, and California Medicaid programs

Executive Office of Aging and Independence must report within 180 days on barriers MassHealth members face accessing assisted living, with focus on residents in qualified census tracts and difficult development areas