MA S675

Bill

Establishing a community health center transition fund

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
06/25/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a community health center transition fund. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a Community Health Center Transition Fund under the Massachusetts state government to provide financial assistance to community health centers that demonstrate a financial need. The fund will provide at least $15 million annually to eligible community health centers, and the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services can require an independent financial and operational audit as a condition of receiving the funding in order to recommend steps to increase the sustainability and efficiency of the community health centers. The bill defines "community health center" as any center in the Commonwealth receiving a grant under federal law, and it outlines various criteria that can be used to demonstrate "financial need," such as negative operating margins, insufficient cash flow, and a high proportion of patients requiring additional services.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (28)

Mike Barrett (D), Joseph Boncore (D), Michael Brady (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Jo Comerford (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Dan Donahue (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Barry Finegold (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Adam Hinds (D), Mary Keefe (D), John Keenan (D), Ed Kennedy (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Meschino (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Mike Moore (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Sarah Peake (D), Tom Stanley (D), Walter Timilty (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Dave Vieira (R),

Last Action

Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 06/25/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S675

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S675
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S675.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1165	Establishing a community health center transformation fund	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1170	Promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2244	Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3107	Establishing a federal transit funding maximization fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H341	Relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3492	Relative to community radiological emergency response funds	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3953	Establishing an economic development special revenue account for the town of Ashland	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H3974	Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments	Accompanied a new draft, see H4073	Similar To
H436	Establishing an unfunded student reserve fund	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S1928	To equitably support enhanced 911 service	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2020	Establishing the Representative Chris Walsh disaster and emergency aid fund for Massachusetts artists	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S218	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2886	Similar To
S2195	Crediting the stabilization fund for the sale of Fuller School in the city of Gloucester	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2225	Relative to the town of Sandwich	Accompanied a new draft, see H4468	Similar To
S2404	Promoting healthy soils for reducing greenhouse gases and the effects of climate change in the commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2412	Relative to educational opportunity for students	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S344	Providing school transportation to homeless children	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1165

Establishing a community health center transformation fund

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

Similar To

H1170

Promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers

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

Similar To

H2244

Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H3107

Establishing a federal transit funding maximization fund

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

Similar To

H341

Relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3492

Relative to community radiological emergency response funds

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

Similar To

H3953

Establishing an economic development special revenue account for the town of Ashland

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H3974

Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments

Accompanied a new draft, see H4073

Similar To

H436

Establishing an unfunded student reserve fund

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S1928

To equitably support enhanced 911 service

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2020

Establishing the Representative Chris Walsh disaster and emergency aid fund for Massachusetts artists

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

Similar To

S218

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2886

Similar To

S2195

Crediting the stabilization fund for the sale of Fuller School in the city of Gloucester

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2225

Relative to the town of Sandwich

Accompanied a new draft, see H4468

Similar To

S2404

Promoting healthy soils for reducing greenhouse gases and the effects of climate change in the commonwealth

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

Similar To

S2412

Relative to educational opportunity for students

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S344

Providing school transportation to homeless children

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

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