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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1292 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 369
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Barry R. Finegold
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Barry R. FinegoldSecond Essex and MiddlesexMathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth2/24/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester2/24/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex3/1/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden3/7/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester3/7/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk3/7/2023 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1292 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 369
By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 369) of Barry R. Finegold,
Mathew J. Muratore, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, David Paul Linsky and other members of
the General Court for legislation to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability.
Elder Affairs.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 9D of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after paragraph (6) of subsection (e), the following
3paragraph:-
4 (7) In contracting with a nursing home licensed under section 71 of chapter 111 of the
5General Laws, any MassHealth Senior Care Options program with which the MassHealth agency
6contracts to provide and coordinate services on a capitated basis shall reimburse the nursing
7home for care and services provided to a MassHealth member at an amount no less than the
8Medicaid fee-for-service payments rates established in 101 CMR 206: Standard Payments to
9Nursing Facilities; provided, however, that such reimbursement payments shall include room and
10board and all rate add-ons specified pursuant to 101 CMR 206, for the purposes of ensuring
11access to critical services and to facilitate transitions from hospitals to nursing facilities.