Amendment #1364 to H4600

Increasing Public Participation on Structural Change Initiatives to the Comprehensive System of Long-Term Care Benefits and Services

Ms. Kerans of Danvers moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION XXXX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, prior to taking any action that would result in significant disruption to the current comprehensive system of long-term care benefits and services for MassHealth members, the Secretary of Health and Human Service shall conduct a public hearing on any structural change initiatives related to pre-admission counselling, screenings, assessments and coordination of care. Such hearing shall provide interested parties with the opportunity to consider the current state of the system of care, the problems of concern that are in need of a remedy by an action of such magnitude to be reasonably considered a structural change initiative, and the potential options under consideration for addressing such concern. If after the benefit of input received from the public hearing the Secretary determines to proceed with implementing structural changes, then she shall provide written findings to the house and senate committees on ways and means that detail the structural change initiative and the results of the public process required by this section. Such findings shall be submitted to the House and Senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days prior to the initiation of a public procurement process.”.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1364 to H4600

Increasing Public Participation on Structural Change Initiatives to the Comprehensive System of Long-Term Care Benefits and Services