Section 77 Consumer Directed Care Workforce Council

Section 1 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 35 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words "chapter 19A" the following words:- whose wages from working as a consumer directed care worker meet the financial eligibility requirements of said subsection (a) of said section 24 of said chapter 151A.

This section aligns the eligibility of consumer directed care workers for paid family and medical leave in order to ensure consistency in eligibility across similarly situated individuals.