HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3311        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1153

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sean Garballey

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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 newborn enrollment in MassHealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/18/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/23/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/24/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2019

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/30/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/30/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/30/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/31/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/31/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/31/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/1/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3311        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1153

By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1153) of Sean Garballey and others relative to newborn enrollment in MassHealth.  Health Care Financing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to newborn enrollment in MassHealth.

 

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 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 9F the following new section:

Section 9G. Newborn enrollment

(a) In the case of a newborn(s) born to a mother who is covered by MassHealth at the time of birth and who will be required to enroll in managed care, the newborn(s) shall initially be enrolled in MassHealth fee-for-service from the date of birth until a parent or guardian selects a managed care plan, provided that if no such selection is made during the first forty -five days of life, on day forty-six, the newborn may be assigned to a managed care plan by the Secretary who shall give preference to assigning the infant to the same managed care plan as that of other children in the household or of either parent or guardian.