MA S474

Executive Office of Health and Human Services must submit federal applications within 90 days to establish assisted living as a Medicaid-covered service for individuals at risk of nursing home placement

Average daily rate for assisted living services, combined with SSI benefits, cannot exceed 80% of equivalent nursing facility care costs

MassHealth must implement disproportionate share payment methodologies to ensure equal economic access to assisted living for Medicaid members

Report due to Ways and Means committees within 120 days on application status, fiscal impact, and analysis of models used in District of Columbia, Ohio, and California

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