Administrative Bulletins (January 2013)
E-mail Notifications
Regulations
Public Hearings
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101 CMR 418.00: Payments for Youth Short-Term Stabilization and Emergency Placement Services
| Friday, May 17, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the Center for Health Information and Analysis, Two Boylston Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02116 | By 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2013 |
101 CMR 357.00: Rates for Money Follows the Person Waiver Services | Friday, May 17, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Center for Health Information and Analysis, Two Boylston Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02116. This is a rescheduled hearing due to the events following the Boston Marathon attack on Patriot's Day. | By 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
101 CMR 317.00: Medicine Emergency Adoption Emergency Repeal | Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the Center for Health Information and Analysis, Two Boylston Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02116 | By 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 3, 2013 |
| Friday, May 24, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Center for Health Information and Analysis, Two Boylston Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02116 | By 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 3, 2013 |
114.4 CMR 17.00: Rates for Certain Elder Care Services | Friday, May 24, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Center for Health Information and Analysis, Two Boylston Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02116 | By 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 3, 2013 |
114.3 CMR 23.00: Hearing Aid Dispensers | Friday, May 24, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Center for Health Information and Analysis, Two Boylston Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02116 | By 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 3, 2013 |
101 CMR 129.00: Rate and Charge Determination for Certain Intermediate Care Facilities Operated by the Department of Developmental Services Notice of Public Hearing
| Monday, June 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Center for Health Information and Analysis, Two Boylston Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02116 | By 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2013 |
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Administrative Bulletins
Administrative Bulletin Number (Effective Date) | CMR Number and Name | File |
| 13-01 (January 1, 2013) | 114.3 CMR 14.00: Dental Services | PDF 
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| 13-02 (January 1, 2013) – Corrected | 114.3 CMR 6.00: Rates of Payment for Mental Health Services Provided in Community Health Centers and Mental Health Centers |
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| 13-03 (January 1, 2013) | 114.3 CMR 20.00: Coding Updates for Clinical Laboratory Services |
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| 13-04 (January 1, 2013) | CPT/HCPCS 2013 Coding Updates for 114.3 CMR 16.00: Surgery and Anesthesia Services 114.3 CMR 17.00: Medicine 114.3 CMR 18.00: Radiology |
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| 13-05 (October 1, 2012) | 101 CMR 346.00: Rates for Certain Substance Abuse Programs | PDF
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| 13-06 (January 1, 2013) - Corrected 05/03/13 | 101 CMR 317.00: Medicine | PDF
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| 13-07 (January 1, 2013) | 101 CMR 317.00: CPT/HCPCS 2013 Coding Updates | PDF
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E-mail Notifications
You may sign up to receive e-mail notifications about EOHHS regulatory actions. There are four categories of regulations for which you may sign up to receive notifications: Provider Payment Rates; Health Safety Net; Surcharges and Assessments; and Other EOHHS regulations.
Sign up in order to be added to the notification list. Please include in the e-mail which list you would like to sign up for (Provider Payment Rates; Health Safety Net; Surcharges and Assessments; and Other EOHHS regulations. Note: When you click on the sign up link, a blank e-mail should appear. If your settings prevent this, you may also copy and paste ehs-regulations@state.ma.us into your e-mail address line.
You will receive an e-mail notification whenever EOHHS proposes a regulation, schedules a public hearing, adopts a regulation, or issues an administrative bulletin for any of the regulations in the category for which you have signed up.
Regulations
Regulations are listed in:
- Alphabetical Order (by name and service type)
- Numerical Order (by CMR number)
Regulations that appear below and within other EOHHS web content are provided for informational use only. In the case of any discrepancy between versions within EOHHS web content and the official Code of Massachusetts regulation published by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State's version takes precedence. The effective dates of all regulations, informational bulletins, or other related documents are located in parentheses.
Alphabetical Order (by name and service type)
- Provider Payment Rates (by provider type)
- Health Safety Net Regulations
- Surcharges and Assessments
- Other EOHHS Regulations
Numerical Order (by CMR number)
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| Criminal Offender Record Checks (05/01/09) |
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Unified Planning Teams (08/06/10) |
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| Emergency Adoption of 101 CMR 204.00 Rates of Payment to Resident Care Facilities (February 15, 2013) |
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| 114.2 CMR 4.00, Rates of Payment to Resident Care Facilities, was repealed as an emergency on February 15, 2013. | ---- | ---- |
| Certified Rates of Payment for Resident Care Facilities (01/01/13 through 06/30/13) |
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| Notice of Public Hearing (Monday, March 11, 2013) |
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| Emergency Adoption of 101 CMR 206.00 Standard Payments to Nursing Facilities (February 1, 2013) |
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| Certified Nursing Facility Rates (02/01/13 through 06/30/13) |
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| 114.2 CMR 6.00, Standard Payments to Nursing Facilities, was repealed as an emergency on February 1, 2013. | ---- | ---- |
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| Adult Day Health Services (February 1, 2013) |
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| Notice of Public Hearing (Friday, April 5, 2013) | ||
| 114.3 CMR 10.00, Adult Day Health Services, was repealed as an emergency on February 1, 2013. |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Revisions to Cost Report Due Dates (November 1, 2008) |
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| Vision Care Services and Ophthalmic Materials (March 1, 2013) |
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| Emergency Adoption of 101 CMR 317.00 Medicine (April 12, 2013) |
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| Notice of Public Hearing (Wednesday, May 22, 2013) |
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| 114.3 CMR 17.00: Medicine was repealed as an emergency on April 12, 2013. |
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| Administrative Bulletin 13-04 Surgery and Anesthesia Services (January 1, 2013) |
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| Medicine (July 1, 2012) |
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| Notice of Public Hearing Repeal of 114.3 CMR 23.00 (Friday, May 24, 2013) |
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| Final Adoption Hearing Aid Dispensers (March 29, 2013) |
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| 114.3 CMR 23.00: Hearing Aid Dispensers was repealed as an emergency on April 12, 2013. |
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| Chiropractic Services (February 15, 2013) |
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101 CMR 343.00 (formerly 114.3 CMR 43.00) | ||
| Hospice Services (February 1, 2013) |
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101 CMR 345.00 (formerly 114.3 CMR 45.00) | ||
| Temporary Nursing Services (March 1, 2013) |
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| Rates for Certain Substance Abuse Programs (February 15, 2013) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 13-05: Coding Update for Rates for Certain Substance Abuse Programs (Effective October 1, 2012) |
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| Rates for Money Follows the Person Demonstration Services |
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| Emergency Adoption of 101 CMR 357.00 Rates for Money Follows the Person Waiver Services (March 15, 2013) |
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| Notice of Public Hearing (Friday, April 19, 2013) |
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| Notice of Public Hearing (Tuesday, March 12, 2013) |
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| Proposed Regulation Family Transitional Supports – Corrected |
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| Notice of Public Hearing Repeal of 114.4 CMR 14.00 (Friday, May 24, 2013) |
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| Rates for Family Stabilization Services (March 15, 2013) |
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| 114.4 CMR 14.00, Rates for Family Stabilization Services was repealed on March 15, 2012. |
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101 CMR 417.00 (formerly 114.4 CMR 17.00) | ||
| Notice of Public Hearing Repeal of 114.4 CMR 17.00 (Friday, May 24, 2013) |
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Rates for Certain Elder Care Services |
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| 114.4 CMR 17.00, Rates for Certain Elder Care Services, was repealed as an emergency on March 15, 2013. |
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| Rates for Supported Employment Services (April 12, 2013) |
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| Proposed Regulation Adult Long-Term Residential Services |
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| Notice of Public Hearing (Tuesday, February 26, 2013) |
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| Notice of Public Hearing |
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| Proposed Adoption |
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| Proposed Repeal (Monday, June 2, 2013) |
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| Rate and Charge Determination for Certain Intermediate Care Facilities Operation by the Department of Developmental Services |
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| Rate and Charge Determination for Certain Intermediate Care Facilities Operated by the Department of Developmental Services (July 1, 2011) |
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| Rates of Payment for Services Provided to Industrial Accident Patients by Hospital (April 1, 2009) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-18 Publication of Payment on Account Factors (PAFs) for Hospital Services (June 7, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin: Publication of Payment on Account Factors for Hospital Services (July 1, 2011) |
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| Acute and Non-Acute Hospital Payment on Account Factors (PAFs) (Updated for July 2012) | PDF
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| Current Regulation Rates for Community Health Centers (July 1, 2009) |
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| Previous Regulation Rates for Community Health Centers (February 7, 2009) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-21 Coding Updates - Provider Preventable Conditions (June 28, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin 13-02 – Corrected Rates of Payment for Mental Health Services Provided in Community Health Centers and Mental Health Centers (Effective January 1, 2013) |
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| Rates of Payment for Mental Health Services Provided in Community Health Centers and Mental Health Centers (July 1, 2009) |
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| Psychiatric Day Treatment Center Services (January 1, 2008) |
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| Outpatient Tuberculosis Control Services (November 1, 2011) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-30 Update to the Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Wage and Employer Component Rates (Effective July 1, 2013) | PDF
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| Independent Living Services for the Personal Care Attendant Program (January 1, 2008) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-19 Update to the Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Wage and Employer Expense Component Rates (July 1, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin: Update to the Personal Care Attendant Wage and Employer Expense Component Rates (July 1, 2008) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Update to the Employer Expense Component Rates (April 6, 2008) |
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| Family Planning Services (January 1, 2008) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-22 Coding Updates - Provider Preventable Conditions (June 28, 2012) | PDF
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| Rates for Freestanding Clinics Providing Abortion and Sterilization Services (April 1, 2010) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-23 Coding Updates - Provider Preventable Conditions (June 28, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin 13-01 Dental Services (Effective January 1, 2013) |
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| Dental Services (January 22, 2011) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 13-04 Surgery and Anesthesia Services (January 1, 2013) |
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| Surgery and Anesthesia Services (July 1, 2012) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 13-04 Surgery and Anesthesia Services (January 1, 2013) |
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| Radiology (July 1, 2012) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 13-03 Clinical Laboratory Services (January 1, 2013) |
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| Clinical Laboratory Services (December 1, 2011) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-26 Coding Updates - Provider Preventable Conditions (June 28, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-10 Coding Updates (Effective April 1, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-09 CPT/HCPCS 2012 Coding Updates (January 26, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-05: Updates and Corrections (January 13, 2012) | PDF
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| Durable Medical Equipment, Oxygen, and Respiratory Therapy Equipment (April 1, 2010) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-13 HCPCS Updates and Corrections (May 24, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-06 HCPCS Updates and Corrections (January 19, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin 11-18 - HCPCS Updates (December 15, 2011) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin: HCPCS Updates and Corrections (October 28, 2011) |
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| Ambulance Services (May 1, 2008) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Clarification of Air Ambulance Rates for Worker's Compensation Payments (September 25, 2008) |
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| Psychological Services (January 1, 2008) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Coding Updates (January 1, 2006) |
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| TEAM Evaluation Services (July 1, 2004) |
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| Prescribed Drugs (August 1, 2009) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Massachusetts Upper Limit (November 1, 2007) |
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| Notice of Public Hearing (Thursday, March 28, 2013) |
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| Proposed Regulation 101 CMR 334.00: Prostheses, Prosthetic Devices, and Orthotic Devices (February 15, 2013) |
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| Prostheses, Prosthetic Devices, and Orthotic Devices (June 1, 2007) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-07 HCPCS Updates and Corrections (January 19, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin: Updated Code (April 28, 2011) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Updated Codes (January 21, 2011) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Updated Codes (January 1, 2010) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Updated Codes (May 1, 2009) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Updated Codes (May 1, 2009) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Updated Codes (June 1, 2008) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Updated Codes (June 1, 2007) |
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| Chronic Maintenance Dialysis Treatments and Home Dialysis Supplies (December 1, 2011) |
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| Rehabilitation Centers Services, Audiological Services, Restorative Services (June 1, 2011) |
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| Current Regulation Rates for Service Under M.G.L. c. 152, Worker's Compensation Act (April 1, 2009) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Rates for Prescribed Drugs Under M.G.L. c. 152, Worker's Compensation Act (November 19, 2004) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Clarification of the Computation of Partial Services Units for Restorative Services (January 7, 2010) |
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| Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (January 1, 2010) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-27 Coding Updates - Provider Preventable Conditions (June 28, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-08 CPT/HCPCS 2012 Coding Updates | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin: CPT/HCPCS 2011 Coding Updates (January 1, 2011) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical Facilities procedure codes to reflect CMS changes (January 1, 2010) |
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| Day Habilitation Program Services (February 15, 2008) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Reporting Requirements (August 19, 2005) |
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| Rates for Early Intervention Program Services (April 1, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-20 Service Code and Service Descriptor Changes for Specialty Services (July 1, 2012) | PDF
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| Home Health Services (December 1, 2008) |
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| Adult Foster Care (May 1, 2008) |
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| Rates of Payment for Certain Children's Behavioral Health Services (April 1, 2012) |
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| Rates of Payment for Primary Care Clinician Plan Services Including Pay for Performance Program (October 1, 2009) |
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| Rates for Acquired Brain Injury Waiver and Related Services (October 1, 2010) |
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| Freestanding Birth Center Services (October 5, 2011) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-28 Coding Updates - Provider Preventable Conditions (June 28, 2012) | PDF
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| Rates for Competitive Integrated Employment Services (July 1, 2009) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Extension of Transitional Payment Method (March 25, 2011) |
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| Rate Development Worksheet (April 2, 2009) |
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| Rates for Certain Placement and Support Services (October 1, 2009) |
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| Rates for Family Transitional Support Services (effective July 1, 2012) |
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| Payments for Youth Intermediate-Term Stabilization Services (effective August 17, 2012) |
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| Community Based Day Support Services (July 1, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin: Transition Period Rates for Community Based Day Support Services (May 17, 2012) | PDF
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| Rates for Clubhouse Services (July 1, 2012) | PDF
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| Notice of Public Hearing (Friday, May 17, 2013) |
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| Proposed Regulation Payments for Youth Short-Term Stabilization and Emergency Placement Services |
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| Payments for Youth Short-Term Stabilization and Emergency Placement Services (effective August 17, 2012) | PDF
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| Rates for Certain Social, Rehabilitation, and Health Care Services (January 1, 1999) |
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| Criteria and Procedures for Awarding One-time Grants to Non-profit Providers of Elder Care Service (March 15, 2001) |
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| Nursing Facility User Fee (September 1, 2009) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Nursing Facility User Fee Update (July 1, 2010) |
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| Nursing Facility Class and User Fee List (July 1, 2010) |
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| Administration of Grants to Certain Community Health Centers (June 3, 2003) |
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| Pediatric Immunization Program Assessment (February 1, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-03: Pediatric Immunization Program Assessment (January 13, 2012) | PDF
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| Health Safety Net Eligible Services (October 1, 2011) |
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| Administrative Bulletin 12-17 Billing Deadlines during Transition to MassHealth MMIS System Processing of Health Safety Net Medical and Professional Claims (June 7, 2012) | PDF
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| Administrative Bulletin: Adult Dental Services - Island Hospitals (July 22, 2011) |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Submission of Acute Hospital and Community Health Center Credit and Collection Policies (December 16, 2010) |
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| 2010 - 2011 Credit and Collection (C&C) Policy Cross Reference Index |
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| Administrative Bulletin: Health Safety Net Dental Services, MassHealth and Commonwealth Care Members (July 1, 2010) |
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| Health Safety Net Payments and Funding (July 1, 2012) |
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| Notice of Public Hearing - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 10:00 AM | PDF
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| Proposed Rates - FY12 |
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| Health Safety Net Rates for Acute Hospitals | ||