Bill > S809

This bill aims to stabilize adult day health services in Massachusetts. It amends the state's Medicaid law (Chapter 118E) to require the Secretary of the Executive Office to establish rates of payment for adult day health service providers, taking into account factors such as the costs of new government mandates, cost-of-living adjustments, and differences in providers' real estate and capital costs. The bill also requires MassHealth (the state's Medicaid program) to reimburse adult day health programs for reserving a participant's slot during up to 20 medically necessary leave-of-absence days and up to 10 non-medical leave-of-absence days per year, preventing providers from reassigning those slots during eligible leave periods.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S809