HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1575 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1159
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Natalie M. Higgins
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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 requiring MassHealth behavioral health care carve out contracts to be subject to the freedom of information statute.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 1/16/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 1/23/2019 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1575 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1159
By Ms. Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1159) of Natalie M. Higgins and others relative to requiring MassHealth behavioral health care carve out contracts to be subject to the freedom of information statute. 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 requiring MassHealth behavioral health care carve out contracts to be subject to the freedom of information statute.
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 113 of Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006 is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence:- "The terms and conditions of contracts, including financial arrangements, between any managed care organization and any specialty behavioral health managed care organization shall be subject to section 10 of Chapter 66 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition."