MA H1159

Bill

Requiring MassHealth behavioral health care carve out contracts to be subject to the freedom of information statute

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to requiring MassHealth behavioral health care carve out contracts to be subject to the freedom of information statute. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 113 of Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006 to require that the terms and conditions, including financial arrangements, of contracts between any managed care organization and any specialty behavioral health managed care organization be subject to the state's Freedom of Information Act (Section 10 of Chapter 66 of the General Laws). This aims to increase transparency around the contracts and financial arrangements related to MassHealth's (the state's Medicaid program) behavioral health care services provided through managed care organizations.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Jim Hawkins (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jack Lewis (D),

Last Action

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence (on 06/22/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1159

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1159
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1159.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1128	Relative to transfers of assets by MassHealth members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1136	Relative to establishing a commission to investigate fraudulent abuse of MassHealth	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1160	Relative to behavioral health emergency services	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1161	To protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1707	To promote high value and evidence-based behavioral health care	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H598	Relative to early-onset Alzheimer's disease	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S50	Relative to personal care attendant services	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S661	Relative to MassHealth rates	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S698	To promote graduate medical education	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S709	Relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S730	To require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1128

Relative to transfers of assets by MassHealth members

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H1136

Relative to establishing a commission to investigate fraudulent abuse of MassHealth

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1160

Relative to behavioral health emergency services

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1161

To protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H1707

To promote high value and evidence-based behavioral health care

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H598

Relative to early-onset Alzheimer's disease

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

S50

Relative to personal care attendant services

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S661

Relative to MassHealth rates

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S698

To promote graduate medical education

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S709

Relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S730

To require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

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