Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-408

EHS 408

Specialty Courts MassHealth Liaison

Mr. Donnelly moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0300, by adding at the end thereof the following:- "provided further that $50,000 shall be expended for the direct payroll costs of a MassHealth liaison to the Trial Court responsible for the administration of health insurance benefits for participants in the specialty courts. MassHealth shall establish a direct phone number for court employees serving participants of special courts to use in contacting MassHealth regarding enrollment and other benefits issues for participants and MassHealth shall notify within 30 days of passage of this act the Specialty Court Administrator for the Trial Courts with the direct contact number and other pertinent information"; and in said item, by striking out the figures "$99,715,735" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$99,765,735"