SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1726 FILED ON: 1/14/2009
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 536
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
PRESENTED BY:
Harriette L. Chandler
_______________
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 making technical correction in a certain law relative to o
ral health.
_______________
PETITION OF:
|
Name:
|
District/Address:
|
|
Harriette L. Chandler
|
First Worcester
|
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
_______________
An Act making technical correction in a
certain law relative to oral health.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The third paragraph of section 51 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, inserted by t
he acts of 2008, is hereby amended by striking out the seventh sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Public health dental hygienists shall be directly reimbursed for services administered in a public health setting by Medicaid o
r the commonwealth care health insurance program but,
except as required by Federal Medicaid law, shall not seek reimbursement from any other insurance or third party payor.
|
