| BILL NO | A04845 |
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| SAME AS | SAME AS S03071
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| SPONSOR | Gjonaj |
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| COSPNSR | Benedetto, Lavine, Montesano, Roberts, Galef, Colton, Jaffee, Raia, Walter |
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| MLTSPNSR | Abbate, Brook-Krasny, Schimel |
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| Add S342, amd SS1113, 3201, 3216, 3221, 3230 & 4303, Ins L; amd SS190, 210, 606, 1456 & 1511, Tax L; amd
S3602, Pub Health L; amd S367-f, Soc Serv L |
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| Makes various provisions to encourage the purchase of long term health care insurance coverage: directs the department of financial assistance to establish a public awareness program on the availability of long term health care insurance and the provision of tax credits for premiums paid therefor; accelerates payment of death benefits and special surrender values upon receipt of the insured of end of life or palliative care; enhances tax credits for premiums paid for long term health care insurance; provides homemaker services may be provided by private home aides, subject to certain requirements, not only certified home care agencies; includes homemaker services engaged through private home aides within the definition of "home health aide services"; and provides homemaker services shall be reimbursable through the partnership for long term care program. |
