Amendment ID: S2776-25-R2

2nd Redraft Amendment 25

New Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Beds

Ms. Friedman, Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. O'Connor, Feeney and Gomez, Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Timilty, DiDomenico and Cyr move that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 38 the following section:-

“SECTION 38A. Item 1599-2026 of section 2A of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021 is hereby amended by striking out the words “a portion of said funds shall be used to reimburse providers for 1-time costs associated with opening new behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment beds in calendar year 2022 or 2023, which are not covered by other reimbursement or grant sources including the MassHealth behavioral health incentive grants for fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- not less than $12,000,000 shall be expended to the non-profit medical center established pursuant to chapter 147 of the acts of 1995 for 1-time costs associated with opening new behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment beds; provided further, that not less than $12,000,000 shall be expended to the non-state, government public hospital system established pursuant to chapter 147 of the acts of 1996 for 1-time costs associated with opening new behavioral health beds.”; and

by inserting after section 39 the following section:-

“SECTION 39A. Said item 1599-2026 of said section 2A of said chapter 102 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$400,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $424,000,000.”.