MA S708

Bill

Relative to the continuous skilled nursing program

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the continuous skilled nursing program. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill requires MassHealth, through its home health care agency program, to conduct a biennial rate review for children and adults eligible for or receiving care under the continuous skilled nursing program. The review must consider the ability of providers to compete for the median salary of nurses in Massachusetts and include data on the number of patients receiving 80% or less of the continuous skilled nursing hours they are eligible for, as well as a plan to reduce the number of unfilled continuous skilled nursing hours.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Joan Lovely (D),

Last Action

Accompanied S686 (on 07/02/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S708

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S708
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S708.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
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
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
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
S686	To protect medically fragile kids	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
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

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

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

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

S686

To protect medically fragile kids

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

Replaced by

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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