Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1230 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1827 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1230
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Brian W. Murray
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act to stabilize adult day health services.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Brian W. Murray10th Worcester1/18/2023James J. O'Day14th Worcester2/17/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1827 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1230
18	18	By Representative Murray of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1230) of
19	19	Brian W. Murray and James J. O'Day for legislation to stabilize adult day health services. Health
20	20	Care Financing.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
24	24	(2023-2024)
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26	26	An Act to stabilize adult day health services.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1 Chapter 118 E, Section 13C is hereby amended by inserting at the end
30	30	2thereof the following:
31	31	3 The secretary of the executive office shall have the responsibility for establishing rates of
32	32	4payment for Adult Day Health Services which are reasonable and adequate to meet the costs
33	33	5which are incurred by efficiently and economically operated Adult Day Health Service providers
34	34	6in providing Adult Day Health Services in conformity with federal and state law, regulations and
35	35	7quality and safety standards; provided, that the secretary may designate another governmental
36	36	8unit to perform such ratemaking functions. When establishing rates of payment for Adult Day
37	37	9Health Services, the secretary of the executive office shall adjust rates to take into account
38	38	10factors, including, but not limited to: (i) the reasonable cost to Adult Day Health Service
39	39	11providers of any existing or new governmental mandate that has been enacted, promulgated or
40	40	12imposed by any governmental unit or federal governmental authority; (ii) a cost adjustment 2 of 2
41	41	13factor, to reflect changes in reasonable costs of goods, services, and transportation, of Adult Day
42	42	14Health programs including those attributed to wages and benefits, which shall not be less than
43	43	15the HCP CPI; (iii) establishing wages and benefits comparable to direct care staff in other health
44	44	16care settings; and (iv) Individual ADH Provider differences in real estate and capital costs,
45	45	17including rent, furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and any other capital costs.
46	46	18 SECTION 2 Chapter 118E, Section 13D is amended after the second paragraph by
47	47	19inserting the following:
48	48	20 Such rates for Adult Day Services shall be established as of July 1 biennially.
49	49	21 SECTION 3 Chapter 118E, Section 13D is amended by inserting at the end thereof the
50	50	22following:
51	51	23 Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, MassHealth
52	52	24shall reimburse Adult Day Health Programs to reserve a program slot for members for up to 20
53	53	25medical leave-of-absence days per year and for up to 10 non-medical leave-of-absence annually;
54	54	26provided further, that no Adult Day Health Programs shall reassign a participant’s slot during a
55	55	27leave of absence that is eligible for reimbursement under this section. A medical leave of absence
56	56	28shall include any medically necessary absence on a schedule day, a non-medical leave of absence
57	57	29shall include any other absence on a scheduled day.