HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1402        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1805

 

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 providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

1/15/2015

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

10/1/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

10/1/2019

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

10/1/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

10/1/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

10/1/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

10/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1402        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1805

By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1805) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers.  Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1797 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 providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers.

 

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. Section 12 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the ninth paragraph the following sentence:-

The Division shall ensure that all contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, and behavioral health management firms and third party administrators provide comparable access to behavioral health services, benefits, and medications in providing medical assistance to recipients.