Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-411-R1

Redraft ECO 411

Nursing Home Care

Ms. Chandler, Messrs. Michael O. Moore, Richard T. Moore, Hedlund, Rodrigues and Eldridge, Ms. Candaras, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. Forry, Messrs. Wolf, Downing and Welch, Ms. Lovely, Ms. Spilka, Ms. O'Connor Ives, Messrs. Pacheco, DiDomenico, Brownsberger, Petruccelli and Lewis, Ms. Creem, Messrs. Finegold and Tarr, Ms. Donoghue, Messrs. Kennedy, Keenan, Joyce and Barrett, Ms. Chang-Diaz, Messrs. Rush, Humason and Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0600, moved that the bill be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0600, by inserting after the words "providing kosher food;" the following words:-

“provided further, that effective April 1, 2105, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, the executive office of health and human services shall establish nursing facility Medicaid rates under section 13D of chapter 118E of the General Laws using calendar year 2007 as the base costs, which shall result in up to $15,825,661 in payments above the payments made to nursing facilities for fiscal year 2014; provided further that the $15,825,661 in payments shall be subject to the availability of federal financial participation; provided further that the executive office of health and human services shall notify the secretary of administration and finance and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than March 2, 2015, on the ability to obtain federal financial participation; provided furtther, that if federal financial partcipation is not available for the payments, the executive office shall maintain the rates, which use 2005 base year costs, and shall make a 1 time supplemental payment for nursing facility Medicaid rates of not less than $7,921,830; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall report to the house ande senate committees on ways and means, not later than March 2, 2015 on: (1) the extent to which quality indicators and other measures are incorporated into the determination of payment rates and amounts dispersed to nursing facilities; and (2) a proposal to enhance the incorporation of quality indicators and other measures into nursing facility rates"; and by striking out section 98