Bill > H1008

This bill amends existing Massachusetts General Laws to ensure parity in assessments for the health care safety net fund by including ambulatory surgical centers, specialty health care providers, and laboratories alongside acute hospitals in various provisions related to payments and liabilities. Specifically, it expands the definitions of entities and services that are subject to surcharges and clarifies that these newly included providers will be liable to the health care safety net trust fund in the same manner as acute care hospitals, with the division of health care finance and policy responsible for establishing the mechanisms for assessment, payment, monitoring, and enforcement of these liabilities. The bill also makes conforming amendments to ensure that references to "acute hospitals" are consistently updated to include these other types of healthcare providers throughout the relevant sections of the law.