HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1387        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1408

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kay Khan

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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 access to health insurance for human service providers and their employees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/18/2017

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/3/2017

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

2/2/2017

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

1/27/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/30/2017

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/26/2017

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/26/2017

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/31/2017

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

1/25/2017

Evandro C. Carvalho

5th Suffolk

2/3/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/2/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/30/2017

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/3/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/1/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

2/3/2017

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

2/1/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2017

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

2/3/2017

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

2/2/2017

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

2/3/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/23/2017

Brian Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2017

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/31/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/1/2017

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

2/3/2017

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

2/3/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/26/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/3/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/31/2017

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/2/2017

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/23/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/2/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1387        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1408

By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1408) of Kay Khan and others relative to access to health insurance for human service providers and their employees.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to access to health insurance for human service providers and their employees.

 

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. Chapter 32A is hereby amended by inserting after section 27 the following section:-

Section 28. The commission, in consultation with the executive office of health and human services, shall develop a process by which persons employed by private human service providers that deliver human and social services under a purchase-of-service contract with the executive office of health and human services or the executive office of elder affairs; persons employed by private human service providers that deliver human and social services under a purchase-of-service contract with the department of housing and community development who formerly held a purchase-of-service contract with the executive office of health and human services; and persons employed by private center-based early education providers that either deliver services under a purchase-of-service contract with or have vouchers from the department of early education and care shall be eligible through their employer to purchase health insurance through the commission. The commission shall either allow purchase through its current contracted products or may purchase a specific product or products for said employees. The commission may mandate that a third-party administrator be retained to manage this program.

The commission shall work with the Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc. to identify and secure relevant data that is required to determine the population to be covered in order to comply with this section.

Nothing in this section shall dictate the employer’s contribution to the employee health care premium. One hundred percent of the premium must be paid by the employer to the commission two months in advance initially and every two months in advance subsequently.

Further provided, nothing in this section shall allow persons employed by private human service providers that deliver human and social services under a purchase-of-service contract with the executive office of health and human services or the executive office of elder affairs; persons employed by private human service providers that deliver human and social services under a purchase-of-service contract  with the department of housing and community development who formerly held a purchase-of-service contract with the executive office of health and human services; and persons employed by private center-based early education providers that either deliver services under a purchase-of-service contract with or have vouchers from the department of early education and care to be eligible for a state retirement pension, state retiree health insurance, or other post-employment benefits unless they have creditable state service. Time spent in the employ of private human service providers shall not be counted toward creditable state service.

SECTION 2. The commission shall promulgate regulations in conjunction with the executive office of health and human services relative to the products available, payment schedules, termination factors, third-party administrator, or other matters to implement this program no later than January 1, 2018.