Amendment #1128 to H4400

Mobile Integrated Health Care Trust Fund

Mr. Cusack of Braintree moves to amend the bill in section 14, by striking out, in line 134, the number “3” and inserting in place thereof the number “4”; and

In section 14 by adding the following:-

“Section 2CCCCC. There shall be a Mobile Integrated Health Care Trust Fund. The commissioner of public health shall administer the fund and may make expenditures from the fund to support the administration and oversight of programs certified under chapter 111O.

The fund shall consist of: (i) revenue generated from fees, fines and penalties imposed under chapter 111O; (ii) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (iii) funds public or private sources for mobile integrated health care including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations, rebates and settlements received by the commonwealth that are specifically designated to be credited to the fund. The department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that an expenditure shall not be made from the fund that shall cause the fund to be deficient at the close of a fiscal year. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year.

The commissioner shall report annually, not later than October 1, to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the fund's activity. The report shall include, but not be limited to, revenue received by the fund, revenue and expenditure projections for the next fiscal year and details of the expenditures by the fund.”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1128 to H4400

Mobile Integrated Health Care Trust Fund