HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1611 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 554
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Todd M. Smola
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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 passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to nursing facility user fees .
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1611 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 554
By Mr. Smola of Palmer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 554) of Todd M. Smola relative to nursing facility user fees. Elder Affairs. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 3268 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to nursing facility user fees .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 25 of chapter 118G of the general laws is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
b) Each nursing home shall pay an assessment per non-Medicare reimbursed patient day; provided however, that a nursing home built prior to 1965 with less than 100 beds shall not pay such assessment. The assessment shall be sufficient in the aggregate to generate $145 million in each fiscal year. The assessment shall be implemented as a broad based health care-related fee as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396b(w)(3)(B). The assessment shall be paid to the division quarterly. The division may promulgate regulations that authorize the assessment of interest on any unpaid liability at a rate not to exceed an annual percentage rate of 18 per cent and late fees at a rate not to exceed 5 per cent per month. The receipts from the assessment, any federal financial participation received by the commonwealth as a result of expenditures funded by these assessments and interest thereon shall be credited to the General Fund.
