HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1624        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1516

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kathi-Anne Reinstein

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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 requiring ambulatory surgicenters and clinical laboratories to serve MassHealth enrollees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kathi-Anne Reinstein

16th Suffolk

1/20/2011

Demetrius J. Atsalis

2nd Barnstable

2/4/2011

Katherine M. Clark

Fifth Middlesex

2/4/2011

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1624        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1516

By Ms. Reinstein of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1516) of Kathi-Anne Reinstein and others that ambulatory surgery centers and clinical laboratories be required to provide care to enrollees of MassHealth.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act requiring ambulatory surgicenters and clinical laboratories to serve MassHealth enrollees.

 

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 or regulation to the contrary, the department of public health shall require as a condition of licensure of ambulatory surgery centers and clinical laboratories that such entities contract with the executive office of health and human services to participate as providers of MassHealth.