HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 123        FILED ON: 1/9/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1140

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

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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 assuring prompt access to health care.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/9/2023

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

1/26/2023

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/28/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

10/4/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 123        FILED ON: 1/9/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1140

By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1140) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Margaret R. Scarsdale and Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to reimbursements of costs for medically appropriate evaluations and management services in outpatient settings.  Financial Services.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act assuring prompt access to health care.

 

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 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end the following new section:

Section 28:  Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that deductibles shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.

SECTION 2. Chapter 32B of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end the following new section:

Section 30:  Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that deductibles shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.

SECTION 3.  Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section:-

Section 47LL: Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that deductibles shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.

SECTION 4.  Chapter 176A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section:-

Section 8NN: Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that deductibles shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.

SECTION 5.  Chapter 176B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section:-

Section  4NN: Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that a deductible shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.

SECTION 6.  Chapter 176G of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following new section 33:-

Section  33: Reimbursement of costs for medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, including but not limited to office- and hospital-based clinics, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance, shall be part of a basic benefits package offered by the insurer or a third party and shall not require a deductible; provided, however, that a deductible shall be required if the applicable plan is governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code and would lose its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition on deductibles for these services.