MA S1288

Bill

MA S1288

Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
11/08/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to medical necessity for mental health acute treatment. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill removes the preauthorization requirement for mental health acute treatment, community-based acute treatment, and intensive community-based acute treatment for active and retired Commonwealth employees, Medicaid recipients, and individuals with private health insurance policies in Massachusetts. The bill defines these terms and requires health carriers to cover these medically necessary services without prior authorization, while allowing the facility to notify the carrier of the admission and initial treatment plan within 72 hours of admission.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Cindy Friedman (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanying S1276 (on 11/09/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1288

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1288
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1288.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H101	Creating a human services transportation task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5218	Similar To
H1038	Requiring mental health parity for disability policies	No further action taken	Similar To
H1039	Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1110	To extend coverage for any willing provider to qualify as a mental health professional	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
H1461	Relative to ensuring quality mental health services in state correctional facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1872	Maintaining parity in legal services for small property owners	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2586	Relative to collective bargaining	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H4879	Addressing barriers to care for mental health	Published as amended, see H4891	Similar To
S1010	Establishing psychiatric advance directives for mental health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1203	Relative to establishing a prevailing wage for security guard services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1284	To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1290	Establishing a commission to encourage acceptance of insurance by outpatient mental health providers	Accompanied a study order, see H5229	Similar To
S1429	Preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency	Accompanied a study order, see S2772	Similar To
S1491	Relative to stroke protocols	Accompanied a study order, see S3173	Similar To
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1720	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1745	Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the committee for public counsel services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S189	Relative to the online advertising of pet care services	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2076	Establishing a special commission to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies, programs, and services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2112	Relative to the secretary of veterans’ services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2514	Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied a new draft, see S2528	Similar To
S2528	Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S3097	Addressing barriers to care for mental health	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S321	Relative to school services for certain 22 year-old students	Accompanied a new draft, see S2751	Similar To
S37	Establishing a sick leave bank for Rachel Pride, an employee of the Department of Youth Services	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S636	Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S806	Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H101

Creating a human services transportation task force

Accompanied a study order, see H5218

Similar To

H1038

Requiring mental health parity for disability policies

No further action taken

Similar To

H1039

Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1110

To extend coverage for any willing provider to qualify as a mental health professional

Accompanied a study order, see H4975

Similar To

H1461

Relative to ensuring quality mental health services in state correctional facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1872

Maintaining parity in legal services for small property owners

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2586

Relative to collective bargaining

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H4879

Addressing barriers to care for mental health

Published as amended, see H4891

Similar To

S1010

Establishing psychiatric advance directives for mental health care

Accompanied a study order, see H5225

Similar To

S1203

Relative to establishing a prevailing wage for security guard services

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

Similar To

S1284

To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1290

Establishing a commission to encourage acceptance of insurance by outpatient mental health providers

Accompanied a study order, see H5229

Similar To

S1429

Preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency

Accompanied a study order, see S2772

Similar To

S1491

Relative to stroke protocols

Accompanied a study order, see S3173

Similar To

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

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

Similar To

S1720

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1745

Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the committee for public counsel services

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

Similar To

S189

Relative to the online advertising of pet care services

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2076

Establishing a special commission to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies, programs, and services

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

Similar To

S2112

Relative to the secretary of veterans’ services

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

Similar To

S2514

Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied a new draft, see S2528

Similar To

S2528

Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S3097

Addressing barriers to care for mental health

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S321

Relative to school services for certain 22 year-old students

Accompanied a new draft, see S2751

Similar To

S37

Establishing a sick leave bank for Rachel Pride, an employee of the Department of Youth Services

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S636

Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S806

Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

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