The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mr. Hedlund

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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 relative to creditable coverage.

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PETITION OF:

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to creditable coverage.

                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. Section 1 of chapter 11 IL, as added by section 12 of chapter 58 of the acts of 2006, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the definition of the term “Creditable coverage” the following words:-

‘Minimum creditable coverage’, as defined by the board under the authority granted herein, shall not require, in the case of individuals subject to section 2 of chapter 58 of the acts of 2006, coverage for prescription drugs.