Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Division of Medical Assistance
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA  02111

MassHealth
Long-Term-Care Facility Bulletin 69
December 1999

TO:      Nursing Facilities, Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation Inpatient Hospitals, and Rest
Homes Participating in MassHealth

FROM:      Mark E. Reynolds, Acting Commissioner

RE:      Updated List of Department of Transitional Assistance and Supplemental
Security Income Regional Offices

Background                       Long-Term-Care Facility Bulletin 68, dated July 1999, explained how requests for payment of funeral and burial expenses are handled. Attached to this bulletin was a directory of Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) regional offices (revised July 19, 1999).

Updated Directory              Attached to this bulletin is an updated list of DTA and SSI regional offices, dated November 1, 1999.  Please refer to Long-Term-Care Facility Bulletin 68 for instructions on handling requests for payment of funeral and burial expenses.

Questions                         Please direct any questions about this bulletin to the MassHealth Policy
Hotline at (617) 210-5331.