HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2353 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1988
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 relative to suspending prescription drug coverage from minimum creditable coverage requirements.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex |
George N. Peterson, Jr. | 9th Worcester |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
Viriato Manuel deMacedo | 1st Plymouth |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | 4th Hampden |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Matthew A. Beaton | 11th Worcester |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2353 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1988
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1988) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to suspending prescription drug coverage from minimum creditable coverage requirements. Public Health. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to suspending prescription drug coverage from minimum creditable coverage requirements.
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 1 of chapter 111M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 46, at the end of the definition of the term “Creditable coverage” the following:-
Minimum creditable coverage, as defined by the board under the authority granted herein, shall not require, in the case of individuals subject to this chapter, coverage for prescription drugs, except as provided in the essential health benefit benchmarks, established under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
