HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2306 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1815
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo M. Scaccia
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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:
An Act to require equitable payment from the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Angelo M. Scaccia | 14th Suffolk |
William Smitty Pignatelli | 4th Berkshire |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2306 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1815
By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1815) of Angelo M. Scaccia and William Smitty Pignatelli for legislation to provide that network hospitals be compensated for behavioral health services to certain MassHealth patients. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 2882 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to require equitable payment from the Commonwealth.
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. Section 16 of chapter 6A, as appearing in the 2008 Official edition of the General Laws, is amended by adding, at the end thereof, the following new paragraph:
"And provided further that the secretary of the executive office of health and human services shall ensure that network hospitals are compensated at their full negotiated rate for behavioral health services provided to MassHealth patients who are also clients of agencies within the executive office of health and human services and for whom no appropriate alternative placement is available. Provided however, such compensation shall only be provided if the hospital can document that it has engaged in good faith efforts to place said clients in any appropriate alternative setting."
