Amendment #203 to H4000

MCPAP funding and surcharge

Representatives Story of Amherst and Malia of Boston move to amend the bill, in section two, in item 5042-5000, by adding at the end thereof the following:- "provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $3,100,000 for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project; and provided further, that the commissioner may assess surcharge payors, as defined in section 64 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, for amounts expended from this item for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project which are related to services rendered to the commercial clients of such surcharge payors, and that said assessment shall not be used for other purposes unless $4,300,000 or greater is expended for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project."