An Act relative to allowing spouses to serve as paid caregivers

This bill removes a current restriction preventing spouses from being paid caregivers under Massachusetts' MassHealth program. It allows spouses to serve as paid caregivers for their partners receiving home and community-based services, directly affecting MassHealth beneficiaries and their spouses who need in-home care support. The key provision requires the state health and aging secretaries to implement this change once the federal government approves a related waiver under Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act. The policy change would take effect only after federal approval, which is a standard requirement for such state program modifications.