MA S662

Bill

To cap liability related to hospital financial penalties

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
07/23/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to cap liability related to hospital financial penalties. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill caps the liability related to hospital financial penalties for potentially preventable readmissions. Specifically, it limits any financial penalty to no more than 4.4% of a hospital's total annual inpatient payments covered under the contract, and it also caps the total penalties across all acute hospitals to the penalty amount assessed in hospital rate year 2018. Additionally, the bill requires any appeal regarding an overpayment recovery for potentially preventable readmissions that is not adjudicated by the executive office or its third-party contractors within 180 days of the provider's timely claim for a hearing to be nullified, and any payment recoveries made to be repaid to the hospital.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Michael Brady (D),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 07/23/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S662

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S662
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S662.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1552	Relative to limited civil liability for sports officials	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1556	Relative to agricultural crop and property destruction	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1624	Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1693	Relative to employee references	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H2093	To require liability insurance for gun ownership	Accompanied a study order, see H5117	Similar To
H2684	Reducing filing fees for single member LLCs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2685	Reducing certificate of organization fees for limited liability companies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3929	Relative to the unfunded pension liability for retired sheriff’s department employees in Barnstable county	New draft substituted, see H5210	Similar To
H4061	Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4097	Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H904	Relative to civil liability for improper flood hazard determinations	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H98	Relative to family day care disclosures	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S171	Protecting innocent sellers	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1552

Relative to limited civil liability for sports officials

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1556

Relative to agricultural crop and property destruction

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1624

Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others

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

Similar To

H1693

Relative to employee references

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H2093

To require liability insurance for gun ownership

Accompanied a study order, see H5117

Similar To

H2684

Reducing filing fees for single member LLCs

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

Similar To

H2685

Reducing certificate of organization fees for limited liability companies

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

Similar To

H3929

Relative to the unfunded pension liability for retired sheriff’s department employees in Barnstable county

New draft substituted, see H5210

Similar To

H4061

Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4097

Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H904

Relative to civil liability for improper flood hazard determinations

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H98

Relative to family day care disclosures

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

Similar To

S171

Protecting innocent sellers

Accompanied a study order, see S2534

Similar To

Bill > S662

MA S662

summary

Introduced Session

Bill Summary

AI Summary

Committee Categories

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Official Document

bill text

bill summary

bill summary

bill summary