Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Office of Medicaid
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA  02111
www.mass.gov/masshealth
	MassHealth
	Rest Home Bulletin 32
	November 2007


TO:	Rest Homes

FROM:	Tom Dehner, Medicaid Director

RE:	Increase in Personal Needs Allowance


Change in Personal Needs Allowance
Effective July 1, 2007, the personal-needs allowance (PNA) for residents 
of rest homes who are MassHealth members and receive Supplemental Security 
Income (SSI) was increased to $72.80 per month.

Systems Changes
MassHealth’s systems were updated to reflect the new PNA deduction effective 
July 1, 2007.

Questions
If you have any questions about the information in this bulletin, please contact 
MassHealth Customer Service at 1-800-841-2900, e-mail your inquiry to 
providersupport@mahealth.net, or fax your inquiry to 617-988-8974.