Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-589-R4

4th Redraft EHS 589

Adult Day Health

Messrs. Richard T. Moore, Tarr and Eldridge, Ms. Jehlen, Mr. Rodrigues, Ms. Clark, Mr. Knapik, Ms. Chang-Diaz, Ms. Creem, Messrs. Downing and Donnelly, Ms. Chandler, Ms. Flanagan, Messrs. Hart, Montigny, Kennedy, Michael O. Moore and Welch, Ms. Fargo, Messrs. Timilty and DiDomenico, Ms. Candaras and Messrs. McGee and Finegold moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0300, by inserting after the words “projected exhaustion of funding;” the following words:- “provided further, that MassHealth shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 60 days in advance of any change in the clinical eligibility criteria or rates paid to providers of adult day health services; provided further, that MassHealth shall adopt regulations by September 30, 2011, establishing a minimum criteria for licensure of an adult day health provider which shall set forth a standard of quality measures for services provided to members as a condition of licensure; provided further, that MassHealth shall adopt regulations establishing a process for the periodic inspection of adult day health providers by the agency to ensure compliance with said standards; provided further, that said regulations shall be the subject of one or more public hearings prior to their adoption; provided further, that MassHealth shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on health care financing, and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, relative to the impact of said regulations upon the service to current members, and any legislation which may be required to comply with the provisions of this item.”