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House approves home-care licensing, oversight and family caregiver study commission
Summary
The Massachusetts House passed H.4706 to license and oversee private-pay home-care agencies and adopted an amendment creating a legislative commission to study family caregiving.
The Massachusetts House passed House Bill 4706, "an act to improve Massachusetts home care," authorizing a licensing regime and new oversight mechanisms for home-care agencies and adopting an amendment to create a special legislative commission on family caregiving.
Mister Stanley of Waltham, House Chair of the Committee on Aging and Independence, said the bill fills a regulatory gap by bringing private-pay home-care agencies under state licensing standards similar to those in place for nursing homes and assisted-living providers. "There was a saying that people don't know about home care until they need home care," Stanley said, explaining that consumers often seek services during emergencies and lack time…
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