Budget Amendment ID: FY2014-S3-692

EHS 692

Massachusetts Nursing Home Care

Messrs. Kennedy, Timilty, Rush, Knapik, Michael O. Moore and Welch and Ms. Candaras and Ms. Chang-Diaz and Messrs. Rodrigues, Barrett, Wolf, Donnelly and Finegold and Ms. Lovely, Ms. Spilka and Ms. Creem and Mr. Joyce and Ms. Donoghue and Mr. Tarr and Ms. Clark and Messrs. Keenan, Brownsberger, Eldridge and McGee moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0640, by adding at the end thereof the following: -

“provided further that effective July 1, 2013 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the executive office of health and human services shall establish nursing facility MassHealth rates that fully recognize the Medicaid share of the nursing home assessment established by section 63 of chapter 118E of the General Laws.”