Budget Amendment ID: FY2020-S3-560

EHS 560

Ensuring the Sustainability of the Adult Foster Care Program

Mr. Keenan, Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. Brady and Humason, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. O'Connor, Feeney and Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0601, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that MassHealth shall meet with key stakeholder groups, no later than October 1, to identify costs associated with operating accredited adult foster care programs and shall, no later than January 1, 2020, provide to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means a report on the funding necessary to implement reimbursement rates for adult foster care services that recognize the provision of quality services and the costs associated with operating accredited organizations”