MA S648

Bill

MA S648

Regarding MassHealth applications

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to providing for a presumptive eligibility program for MassHealth applicants. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill provides for a presumptive eligibility program for MassHealth (the state's Medicaid program) applicants. Specifically, it allows individuals who are discharged from certain healthcare facilities and are presumed to be financially and clinically eligible for MassHealth home and community-based services to receive up to 60 days of eligibility for those services without requiring prior authorization. The bill also requires the state's MassHealth division to promulgate standards and regulations for the administration of this presumptive eligibility program.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (27)

Jennifer Benson (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Bill Galvin (D), Denise Garlick (D), Susan Gifford (R), Ken Gordon (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Paul Heroux (D), Steven Howitt (R), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Joan Lovely (D), John Mahoney (D), Mike Moore (D), Matt Muratore (R), Jim O'Day (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), John Scibak (D), José Tosado (D), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D), John Velis (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2535 (on 05/31/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S648

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S648
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S648.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2212	To extend patient protections to recipients of MassHealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H2399	Providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H4557	Similar To
H2988	To protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship	Accompanied a new draft, see H4605	Similar To
H33	Relative to eligible prior service	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H606	Relative to MassHealth coverage	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H623	Relative to physician assistants	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H624	Relative to early childhood cavities	Accompanied S1164	Similar To
H704	To amend Section 21, Chapter 40B of the General Laws relative to Regional Planning	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
S1384	Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S2535	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financing and delivery of health care	Reported (in part) by S1256	Replaced by
S51	Relative to eligibility for disability services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S604	To increase MassHealth rates	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S606	To protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship	House concurred	Similar To
S624	To require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S654	Relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S744	Relative to expanding the eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality’s affordable housing inventory	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2212

To extend patient protections to recipients of MassHealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H2399

Providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H4557

Similar To

H2988

To protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship

Accompanied a new draft, see H4605

Similar To

H33

Relative to eligible prior service

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H606

Relative to MassHealth coverage

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H623

Relative to physician assistants

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H624

Relative to early childhood cavities

Accompanied S1164

Similar To

H704

To amend Section 21, Chapter 40B of the General Laws relative to Regional Planning

Accompanied a study order, see H4791

Similar To

S1384

Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S2535

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financing and delivery of health care

Reported (in part) by S1256

Replaced by

S51

Relative to eligibility for disability services

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

Similar To

S604

To increase MassHealth rates

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

S606

To protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship

House concurred

Similar To

S624

To require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

S654

Relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members

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

Similar To

S744

Relative to expanding the eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality’s affordable housing inventory

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

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