Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Start Time:

11:00 AM

Location:

Virtual Hearing

Event Description

Community Health Centers, Nursing Facilities, Home & Community Based Care, Related Services

To Stream Live: MALegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Joint

PRE-REGISTRATION TO TESTIFY IS REQUIRED: Persons seeking to provide testimony must pre-register via this Google form: https://forms.gle/xJfDLju1mSQfygir9

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: The deadline to pre-register to testify is 4:00 P.M. Thursday, July 15. Once registered, a representative of the Legislative Information Services will e-mail each individual signed-up to appear a link to join the hearing on Microsoft Teams. Additional instructions on how to participate will be provided prior to the start of the hearing. Note: If a person is filling out the pre-registration form on behalf of another person, only the e-mail and contact information of the persons seeking to testify should be listed on the form.

ORAL TESTIMONY – INDVIDUAL TIME LIMIT: Individuals who register to testify at the hearing will be afforded 3 minutes to speak.

ORAL TESTIMONY – PARTICIPATING AS A PANEL: At the discretion of the Chairs, individuals may be called to offer testimony as part of a panel. Individuals participating as part of a panel must fill-out the appropriate section of the pre-registration form. Note: Each member of a panel is still required to fill out an individual pre-registration form.

ORAL TESTIMONY – PANEL TIME LIMIT: Persons who note in their pre-registration form that they wish to testify as part of a panel will be afforded 3 minutes per person up to a maximum of 9 minutes for the panels of 3 or more persons. The Chairs, at their discretion, may further limit the time for testimony.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: Written testimony may also be submitted to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing via E-mail to the House and Senate Chairs at John.Lawn@mahouse.gov and Cindy.Friedman@masenate.gov as well as the Committee Director Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov.

LEGISLATOR AND PUBLIC OFFICIAL TESTIMONY: Due to the technical requirements of the Microsoft Teams meeting platform, legislators and public officials are also required to pre-register to testify before the committee. The Chairs, at their discretion, may take legislators and public officials out of turn. The committee will extend this courtesy to legislators and public officials only and may not be expanded to include other individuals or panels.

ORDER OF TESTIMONY: The Chairs, at their discretion, will determine the order of testimony during the course of the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals seeking to testify to be prepared to speak when called upon by the Chairs. In the event that an individual is called by the Chairs and that person is not logged into the Teams platform, the Chairs will move on and call the next individual or panel.To Stream Live: MALegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Joint

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing - 7-20-2021	7/20/2021 11:00 AM	04:28:01

Agenda

Community Health Centers, Nursing Facilities, Home & Community Based Care, Related Services 11:00am - 4:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.737	An Act clarifying rate setting processes for home health and home care services	Carmine Lawrence Gentile
H.1250	An Act improving access to dental care in the Commonwealth	Natalie M. Blais
H.1266	An Act to protect medically fragile children	Denise C. Garlick
H.1268	An Act relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities	Thomas A. Golden, Jr.
H.1276	An Act establishing a community health center transformation fund	Kevin G. Honan
H.1287	An Act relative to the nursing home quality jobs initiative	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.1290	An Act to streamline access to critical public health and safety-net programs through common applications	Jay D. Livingstone
H.1309	An Act to ensure equitable health coverage for children	David M. Rogers
H.1310	An Act to ensure equitable access to health coverage for children with disabilities	David M. Rogers
H.1313	An Act relative to infection control in nursing facilities	Jon Santiago
S.742	An Act relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities	Harriette L. Chandler
S.750	An Act improving access to dental care in the Commonwealth	Joanne M. Comerford
S.755	An Act establishing a community health center transformation fund	Julian Cyr
S.759	An Act relative to the nursing home quality jobs initiative	Julian Cyr
S.761	An Act to streamline access to critical public health and safety-net programs through common applications	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.762	An Act to ensure equitable health coverage for children	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.763	An Act to ensure equitable access to health coverage for children with disabilities	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.765	An Act to increase access to urgent care centers	Diana DiZoglio
S.768	An Act to protect medically fragile children	Cindy F. Friedman
S.774	An Act clarifying rate setting processes for home health and home care services	Patricia D. Jehlen
S.800	An Act relative to the continuous skilled nursing program	Joan B. Lovely
S.807	An Act relative to infection control in nursing facilities	Michael O. Moore

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Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

Community Health Centers, Nursing Facilities, Home & Community Based Care, Related Services 11:00am - 4:00pm

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

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