Amendment ID: S2025-9-R1

Redraft Amendment 9

Behavioral Health Medicaid Funding

Messrs. Welch, Humason and Rodrigues, Ms. Chandler, Messrs. deMacedo, Keenan, Lesser and McGee, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Moore, Ross and Petruccelli, Ms. O'Connor Ives, Messrs. Rush and Montigny, Ms. Flanagan, Ms. Lovely, Messrs. Lewis and Eldridge, Ms. Forry, Ms. Donoghue, Ms. Chang-Diaz and Mr. Joyce move to amend the bill (Senate, No. 2025) by inserting at the end thereof the following section:-

SECTION XX. Item 4000-0700 of said section 2 in said chapter 46 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “neonatal intensive care unit cases” the following words:-

“provided further, MassHealth may expend a supplemental payment up to 50 percent of the amount appropriated in this item under section 2 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014 for inpatient and outpatient behavioral and mental health services provided by any acute care hospital that that has greater than 63 per cent of its gross patient service revenue from governmental payers and free care as determined by the executive office of health and human services, provided, however, that such add on amounts shall be prioritized for services provided to children and adolescents; and provided further, that the department shall seek to obtain federal financial participation for this supplemental payment;”