Text of MA H 3805 (2010)
Addressing LGBT elder inclusion.
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1174 FILED ON: 1/12/2009
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3805
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Barbara A. L'Italien
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act addressing LGBT elder inclusion.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:
DISTRICT/ADDRESS:
Barbara A. L'Italien
18th Essex
Cleon H. Turner
1st Barnstable
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
12th Hampden
Christine E. Canavan
10th Plymouth
Gale D. Candaras
First Hampden and Hampshire
Patricia D. Jehlen
Second Middlesex
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.
34th Middlesex
Alice K. Wolf
25th Middlesex
Frank I. Smizik
15th Norfolk
Robert S. Hargraves
1st Middlesex
Elizabeth A. Malia
11th Suffolk
Kay Khan
11th Middlesex
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.
26th Middlesex
Sarah K. Peake
4th Barnstable
Kate Hogan
3rd Middlesex
Linda Dorcena Forry
12th Suffolk
Denise Provost
27th Middlesex
Michael F. Rush
10th Suffolk
Richard J. Ross
9th Norfolk
Byron Rushing
9th Suffolk
Mary E. Grant
6th Essex
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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AN ACT ADDRESSING LGBT ELDER INCLUSION.
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. Chapter 19A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 official edition, is hereby
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amended by adding the following new section:
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Section 6A: The department shall contract with appropriate individuals and community agencies to
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develop a curriculum for the delivery of accessible and appropriate services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and
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transgender elders and caregivers. Said curriculum shall focus on the prevention and elimination of
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discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, as well as on improving
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access to services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders. The department shall require that
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such training be completed by all providers of services who contract with or receive funding from the
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department, from Aging Service Access Points and/or from the MassHealth Office of Long Term Care, or
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whose services are certified by the department.
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The department shall subcontract with appropriate community agencies or programs to conduct said
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training and shall promulgate regulations for its provision, including expected time frames for its
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completion and any penalties that may apply to providers for failure to comply.
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