Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-635-R1

Redraft EHS 635

Nursing Homes

Messrs. Berry and Hart and Ms. Spilka and Messrs. Rodrigues, Finegold, Rush and Moore and Ms. Clark and Messrs. Brownsberger, Eldridge and Kennedy and Ms. Donoghue and Messrs. Joyce, Wolf, Knapik and Donnelly moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0600, by striking section 107, and inserting in place thereof, the following section:-

SECTION 107. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, after complying with clause (a) of section 5C of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the comptroller shall dispose of the consolidated net surplus in the budgetary funds for fiscal year 2012 as follows: (i) transfer $15,000,000 from the General Fund to the Massachusetts Life Sciences Investment Fund established by section 6 of chapter 23I of the General Laws; (ii) transfer $20,000,000 from the General Fund to the Health Care Workforce Transformation Trust Fund established in section 2FFFF of chapter 29 of the General Laws; (iii) transfer $27,200,000 from the General Fund to item 4000-0640 of section 2 for the purposes of establishing additional nursing facility supplemental Medicaid rates and $2,800,000 for incentive payments to nursing facilities meeting the criteria determined in the MassHealth nursing facility pay for performance program established in 114.2 CMR 6.00; and (iv) transfer the remaining balance from the General Fund to the Commonwealth Stabilization fund.

(b) All transfers pursuant to this section shall be made from the undesignated fund balances in the budgetary funds proportionally from the undesignated fund balances; provided, however, that no such transfer shall cause a deficit in any of the funds.