HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1868 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1007
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John J. Lawn, Jr.
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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 expanding the determination of need threshold.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
John J. Lawn, Jr. | 10th Middlesex | 1/15/2015 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester |
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1868 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1007
By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1007) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and James B. Eldridge for legislation to expand the determination of need threshold. Health Care Financing. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 506 OF 2013-2014.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act expanding the determination of need threshold.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 25B of chapter 111 of the general laws is hereby amended by inserting within the definition of "expenditure minimum with respect to substantial capital expenditures'' after the words “unless the expenditures and acquisitions are at least $25,000,000, in which case a determination of need shall be required”, the following:- “ or unless the expenditures and acquisitions are at least $5,000,000, or will total at least $25,000,000 when aggregated over a five year period, and will (i) not be implemented within its own primary service area to be defined by the department for these purposes, and (ii) will be implemented within the primary service area of another hospital that is a community hospital.”