SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1703        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 679

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sal N. DiDomenico

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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:

 

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

 

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/25/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/30/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/30/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/31/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/8/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1703        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 679

By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 679) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Mike Connolly, Kay Khan, Rebecca L. Rausch and other members of the General Court for legislation 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:
 

Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 9F the following 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.