MA H1160

Bill

MA H1160

Relative to behavioral health emergency services

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 behavioral health emergency services for MassHealth members. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure that Medicaid managed care organizations and their contracted entities pay the same rates for adult emergency and crisis services as the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership did as of January 1, 2018 for services provided in hospital-based, community-based, mobile response, and community crisis stabilization settings. The bill aims to maintain consistent reimbursement rates for these critical behavioral health emergency services for MassHealth members.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Tami Gouveia (D), 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/H1160

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1160
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1160.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1125	Requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to provide adequate rates	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1143	Relative to funding the Behavioral Health Workforce Development Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1159	Requiring MassHealth behavioral health care carve out contracts to be subject to the freedom of information statute	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1704	Establishing a behavioral health workforce development trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1707	To promote high value and evidence-based behavioral health care	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1710	Providing for efficient access to mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1735	Providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H2754	Relative to medical services	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S1120	Relative to the repayment of student loans for mental and behavioral healthcare workers	Accompanied a study order, see S2541	Similar To
S1152	To improve access to behavioral health services	Accompanied a study order, see S2888	Similar To
S1164	Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S611	To promote value-based insurance design in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2893	Similar To
S615	Requiring mental health parity for disability policies	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S691	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
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

H1125

Requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to provide adequate rates

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

Similar To

H1143

Relative to funding the Behavioral Health Workforce Development Trust Fund

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1159

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

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

Similar To

H1704

Establishing a behavioral health workforce development trust fund

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1707

To promote high value and evidence-based behavioral health care

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1710

Providing for efficient access to mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1735

Providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H2754

Relative to medical services

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

Similar To

S1120

Relative to the repayment of student loans for mental and behavioral healthcare workers

Accompanied a study order, see S2541

Similar To

S1152

To improve access to behavioral health services

Accompanied a study order, see S2888

Similar To

S1164

Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments

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

Similar To

S611

To promote value-based insurance design in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2893

Similar To

S615

Requiring mental health parity for disability policies

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S691

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

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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