Amendment #549 to H3400

Nursing Facility Medicaid Rates

Representatives O'Day of West Boylston, Swan of Springfield, Smizik of Brookline, Hecht of Watertown, Cantwell of Marshfield, Garballey of Arlington, Keefe of Worcester, Vega of Holyoke, Khan of Newton, Garry of Dracut, Cabral of New Bedford and Miceli of Wilmington move to amend the bill in Section 2, in item 4000-0640, by adding the following: “provided further, that not less than $2,800,000 shall be expended as incentive payments to nursing facilities meeting the criteria determined under the MassHealth Nursing Facility Pay-for-Performance Program and that have established and participated in a cooperative effort in each qualifying nursing facility between representatives of employees and management that is focused on implementing that criteria and improving the quality of services available to MassHealth members and that shall decide jointly how to expend such incentive payments; and provided further that the MassHealth agency shall adopt all additional regulations and procedures necessary to carry out this section”