Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-690-R1

Redraft EHS 690

Childhood Vaccine

Mr. Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended in Section 85 in section 4 of proposed chapter 118I of the General Laws by adding the following 2 sentences:-

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commissioner of the division of health care finance and policy shall not increase the total amount of the surcharge more than 4 per cent over the previous fiscal year unless the commissioner of health care finance and policy, in consultation with the commissioner of public health, issues a detailed report to the legislature explaining the need for such increase; provided, however, that in fiscal year 2014, the commissioner of health care finance and policy shall not increase the total amount of the surcharge more than 7 per cent over the line-item appropriation in 4580-1000 in the fiscal year 2013 general appropriations act, plus any supplemental fiscal year 2013 funding to the line-item appropriation in 4580-1000 unless the commissioner of health care finance and policy, in consultation with the commissioner of public health, issues a detailed report to the legislature explaining the need for such increase; and provided further, that in state fiscal year 2015, the commissioner of health care finance and policy shall not increase the total amount of the surcharge more than 7 per cent over the fiscal year 2014 surcharge amount unless the commissioner of health care finance and policy, in consultation with the commissioner of public health, issues a detailed report to the legislature explaining the need for such increase. If the reason for such increase is due to the purchase of new vaccines, as recommended by the advisory council, said report shall include an analysis of cost savings generated by use of the state vaccine purchasing discount.”.