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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2260 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 467
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 ensuring senior care organization quality and accountability.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Barry R. FinegoldSecond Essex and Middlesex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2260 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 467
By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 467) of Barry R. Finegold for
legislation to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability. Elder Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 369 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act ensuring 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 Subsection (e) of section 9D of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the
22022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph:-
3 (7) In contracting with a nursing home licensed under section 71 of chapter 111, any
4MassHealth senior care options program with which the department or division contracts to
5provide and coordinate services on a capitated basis shall reimburse the nursing home for care
6and services provided to a MassHealth member at an amount not less than the current applicable
7Medicaid fee-for-service payment rate established under 101 CMR 206; provided, however, that
8such reimbursement payments shall include room and board and all rate add-ons specified
9pursuant to 101 CMR 206 for the purposes of ensuring access to critical services and facilitating
10transitions from hospitals to nursing facilities.