HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2519        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1217

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Gerard J. Cassidy

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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 reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

2/17/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/26/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2519        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1217

By Mr. Cassidy of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1217) of Gerard J. Cassidy and Elizabeth A. Malia relative to the reimbursement of interpreter services incurred by certain hospitals.  Financial Services.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 929 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services.

 

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 13F of Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following sentence:

Provided however, the costs of providing competent interpreter services through sign and spoken languages by facilities licensed under section 19 of chapter 19 of the general laws or Section 51 of Chapter 111 of the general laws, shall be recognized and separately reimbursed by the division and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third party contractors under contract to a division managed care organization or primary care clinician program.

Section 2: Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, “Carriers” and “Behavioral Health Managers” as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 176O and their contractors, shall recognize and separately reimburse facilities licensed under section 19 of Chapter 19 of the general laws or Section 51 of Chapter 111 of the general laws for the costs of providing competent interpreter services through sign and spoken languages.