Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-689

EHS 689

Competitive Procurements

Messrs. Richard T. Moore and Joyce moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-

SECTION __. Subsection (m) of section 3 of chapter 176Q of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 84 and 85, the words “the board deems necessary to implement chapters 111M, 118G and 118H” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , departments, commissions, authorities or political subdivisions the board considers necessary or appropriate to implement chapters 111M, 118E, 118G , 118H and this chapter.

SECTION __. Said section 3 of said chapter 176 Q, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-

(u) to enter into contracts or agreements, at the board’s discretion, with state departments, agencies, commissions, authorities, political subdivisions or any individuals, groups, non-profit or not-for-profit corporations, organizations or associations that are seeking affordable health insurance; provided further, that the connector shall serve as an agent or advisor to assist with or procure health insurance for said entities or persons. The board shall give preference to assisting non-profit or not-for-profit corporations or individuals, groups, organizations or associations seeking the connector’s assistance for populations that have been historically uninsured or underinsured.