HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1357 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1036
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John J. Mahoney
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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 amending Section 29 of Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
John J. Mahoney | 13th Worcester |
James J. O'Day | 14th Worcester |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex |
Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex |
Karen E. Spilka | Second Middlesex and Norfolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1357 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1036
By Mr. Mahoney of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1036) of John J. Mahoney and others for legislation to make for-profit hospitals and hospitals that are part of for-profit hospitals eligible for annual grants awarded by the Health Policy Commission. Health Care Financing. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act amending Section 29 of Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
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 29 of Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012 is hereby amended by striking in sub-section (d) of Section 2GGGG the following:
(3) a for-profit hospital or a hospital that is part of a for-profit hospital system.
The commission shall annually award a grant by a competitive grant process to qualified acute hospitals. To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a qualified acute hospital shall not include: (1) any hospital that is a teaching hospital; (2) any hospital whose relative prices are above the statewide median relative price, as determined by the center for health information analysis; or, (3) a for-profit hospital or a hospital that is part of a for-profit hospital system.
