SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1407 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 541 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Richard T. Moore _______________ 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 requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to provide adequate rates. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Richard T. Moore | Worcester and Norfolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1407 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 541 By Mr. Richard T. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 541) of Richard T. Moore for legislation to require the Division of Medical Assistance to provide adequate rates. Health Care Financing. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 537 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to provide adequate rates.
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 11 of Chapter 118G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (b) by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence:- “The division of medical assistance shall ensure that any third party payor responsible for the provision of behavioral health benefits for medical assistance recipients provide annual rate adjustments to all network hospitals not less than the Medical Consumer Price Increase for All Urban Consumers for the most recently completed state fiscal year”. |
