Amendment #1699 to H5500

Expansion of Acute Psychiatric Services

Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION XX. Section 25C ½ of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (a)(4) the following subsection:-

(5) A health facility if the facility plans to make a capital expenditure for the development of acute psychiatric services including, inpatient, community based acute treatment, intensive community based acute treatment, partial hospitalization program, and crisis stabilization services; provided that the health facility demonstrates the need for a license from the department of mental health pursuant to paragraph c of section 19 of chapter 19 of the General Laws, as so appearing."