SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1058 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 691
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John F. Keenan
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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 to require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth |
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Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 2/1/2019 |
James T. Welch | Hampden | 3/13/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 3/15/2019 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1058 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 691
By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 691) of John F. Keenan, Elizabeth A. Malia and Julian Cyr for legislation to provide equitable access to behavorial health for MassHealth consumers. Health Care Financing. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 624 OF 2017-2018.]
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 to require 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 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the ninth paragraph the following paragraphs:-
The Division shall certify and ensure that all contracted accountable care organizations, contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, and behavioral health management firms and third party administrators under contract to a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician plan provide comparable access to behavioral health services, benefits, and medications in providing medical assistance to recipients.
The Division shall obtain the approval of the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services for all behavioral health services, benefits, and medications, including but not limited to policies, protocols, standards, contract specifications, utilization review and utilization management criteria and outcome measurements, used by all contracted accountable care organizations, contracted insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third party administrators under contract to a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician plan.