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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2147 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 785
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mark C. Montigny
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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 timely health care cost reporting.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Mark C. MontignySecond Bristol and Plymouth 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2147 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 785
By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 785) of Mark C. Montigny for
legislation to ensure timely health care cost reporting. Health Care Financing.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 802 OF 2021-2022.]
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 timely health care cost reporting.
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 1. Section 11 of chapter 12C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the fourth and fifth sentences and inserting in
3place thereof the following sentences:-
4 "The center shall assess a penalty against a private payer, provider or provider
5organization that fails, without just cause, to provide the requested information within 2 weeks
6following receipt of the written notice required under this paragraph, of up to $5,000 per week
7for each week of delay after the 2 week period following the private payer's, provider's or
8provider organization's receipt of the written notice; provided, however, that the maximum
9annual penalty against a private payer, provider or provider organization under this section shall 2 of 2
10be $200,000. An amount collected under this section shall be deposited in the Healthcare
11Payment Reform Fund established by section 100 of chapter 194 of the acts of 2011.
12 The center may promulgate regulations to define “just cause” for the purposes of this
13section.".