SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1339 FILED ON: 1/12/2009
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1047
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth J. Donnelly
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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 health re
imbursement accounts.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Kenneth J. Donnelly
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Fourth Middlsex
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to health
reimbursement accounts.
Whereas
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The
deferred operation for this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is forthwith to make to encourage municipalities to join the group insurance commission and thereby save money, therefore it is hereby declared
to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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.
Chapter 32B is he
reby amended by inserting after section 19 the following
section: -
Section 20: Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a political subdivision which transfers its subscribers to the commission under subsection (e) may provide health reimb
ursement accounts to reimburse subscribers who incur more than $1,000 in qualified medical expenses per calendar year. The health reimbursement accounts shall be subject to coalition bargaining.
SECTION 2.
Section 2 of
C
hapter
32B is hereby amended by in
serting after subsection (j) the following subsection:-
(k) “Health Reimbursement Account”, a federally-recognized tax-exempt health benefit program that allows an employer to reimburse qualified medical expenses paid by employees.
