HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 214        FILED ON: 1/8/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1054

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John W. Scibak

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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 equitable dental reimbursement rates for services provided to publicly aided patients.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/8/2013

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/8/2013

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/8/2013

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/8/2013

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/8/2013

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/8/2013

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/8/2013

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

1/8/2013

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/8/2013

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/8/2013

William Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

1/8/2013

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

1/8/2013

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

1/8/2013

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/8/2013

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/8/2013

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

1/8/2013

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

10th Hampden

1/8/2013

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

1/8/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 214        FILED ON: 1/8/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1054

By Mr. Scibak of South Hadley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1054) of John W. Scibak and others relative to equitable dental reimbursement rates for services provided to publicly-aided patients.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 343 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to equitable dental reimbursement rates for services provided to publicly aided patients.

 

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

Section 7 of Chapter 118G of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following:-

The executive office shall develop a plan to index the child and adult dental fee schedule to the seventy fifth percentile of the most current American Dental Association Survey of Dental Fees of General Practitioners by January 1, 2015. The plan, at a minimum, shall include all dental services covered as of January 1, 2009.