HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1699        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1229

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Elizabeth A. Malia

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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 relative to behavioral health emergency services.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

1/20/2011

Jennifer L. Flanagan

 

1/25/2011

James B. Eldridge

 

2/2/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

2/3/2011

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

2/3/2011

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/4/2011

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1699        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1229

By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1229) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to the rates charged by Medicaid managed organizations for behavioral health emergency services.  Health Care Financing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to behavioral health emergency services.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the so-called Medicaid managed care organizations and any entity with whom they contract to manage behavioral health benefits for MassHealth members, shall pay to organizations providing emergency services on behalf of the commonwealth through contracts with the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership, the same rates for adult emergency and crisis services that the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership paid for emergency services as of January 1, 2010 in the following settings:  hospital-based; community-based; mobile response; and community crisis stabilization.