Amendment ID: S2519-62

Amendment 62

Reporting for MassHealth Comparative Parity Analysis

Messrs. Keenan and O'Connor move that the proposed new draft be amended in section 32, by inserting after the word “2008”, in line 415, the following words:- “, and applicable state mental health parity laws, including, but not limited to, section 80; provided further, that the non-quantitative treatment limitations shall include the processes, strategies or methodologies for developing and applying the division’s reimbursement rates for mental health and substance use disorder benefits and medical and surgical benefits within each classification of benefits”;

and moves to further amend the bill in said section by inserting after the word “benefits”, in line 427, the following words:- “, including, but not limited to, prior authorization, concurrent review, retrospective review, step-therapy, network admission standards, reimbursement rates, network adequacy and geographic restrictions,”;

and moves to further amend the bill in said section by inserting after the word “benefits”, in line 452, the following words:- “ and provider reimbursement rates” and after the word ”benefits”, in line 454, the following words:- “ and provider reimbursement rates”