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Floor Number: 401 Clerk Number: 91
HOME HEALTH AMENDMENT
Messrs. McGee and Knapik moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0300 by striking out the figures "$126,159,490, and inserting in place thereof the figures $85,159,490; and in section 2 line item 4000-0600 by striking out the figure "$1,926,669,254, and inserting in place thereof the figure $1,858,935,711, and inserting after line item 4000-0620 the following:
4000-0625 "provided further that not less than $108 million of existing monies appropriated for the provision of Title XIX home health services in line items 4000-0300 and 4000-0600 shall be transferred to 4000-0625. Said appropriation shall be in accordance with 114.3 CMR 50.00 and the funds authorized herein shall be eligible for federal financial participation."
Floor Number: 402 Clerk Number: 97
MASSHEALTH COVERAGE FOR FOSTER CARE YOUTH
Messrs. McGee, Baddour and Ms. Tucker , Senator Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0300, by inserting after the words "June 30, 2006" the following: "provided further that, pursuant to the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, Public Law 106-109, MassHealth coverage shall be provided to otherwise eligible youths less than age 21 who were in the custody of the department of social services on their eighteenth birthday; provided further, that the division of health care financing and policy shall study the cost implications of expanding MassHealth eligibility to all children and adolescents below 21 years of age, including estimates of population affected by eligibility expansion, estimates of Medicaid enrollment rates for eligible population ages 19 and 20, estimated per member per month costs for eligible populations ages 19 and 20, and costs implications of this Medicaid eligibility expansion; provided further that said study and all accompanying recommendations shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than October 1, 2005."
Floor Number: 403 Clerk Number: 99
MASSHEALTH PREMIUMS FOR CHILDREN AND DISABLED ADULTS
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0300, by inserting after the words, "on or before February 1, 2006," the following: "provided, that no premiums shall be imposed on disabled persons whose financial eligibility as determined by the division is below 150 per cent of the federal poverty level or on households with children whose financial eligibility as determined by the division is below 150 per cent of the federal poverty level."
Floor Number: 404 Clerk Number: 123
MASSHEALTH PAYMENT PROTECTION
Mr. Moore and Ms Fargo moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0300, by inserting at the end thereof the following:- provided further, that in determining the inpatient and outpatient non- acute hospital rates of payment, the executive office and its contractors shall utilize the same payment methodology in effect during fiscal year 2005 so that rates of payment are not less than those in effect during fiscal year 2005
Floor Number: 405 Clerk Number: 509
DENTAL BENEFITS
Mr. Creedon moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0300 by adding in line 6, after the word "Nantucket", the following words:- ", and further provided that the executive office shall include within its covered services for adults at least those federally optional services for dental care and dentures which were included in its state plan in effect on January 1, 2002,"
Floor Number: 406 Clerk Number: 661
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Mr. Tolman moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0300, in line 78, by inserting after "as was in effect on July 1, 2003, except as provided in item 4000-1401 of this act" the following: "In calculating rates of payment for children enrolled in MassHealth receiving inpatient services at acute care pediatric hospitals and pediatric subspecialty units as defined in M.G.L. c.118G, section 1, the Executive Office of Human Services shall make a supplemental payment, if necessary, sufficient to assure that payment for inpatient cases with a casemix acuity greater than 5.0 shall be at least equal to 85% of the expenses incurred in providing services to those children."
Floor Number: 407 Clerk Number: 693
PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE
Ms. Tucker, Ms. Resor, Ms. Fargo and Mr. Montigny moved that the bill amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0320, by inserting at the end thereof, the following: - "; provided further, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended from this item for the purpose of providing an increase to $72.80 per month in the personal needs allowance for individuals residing in nursing homes and rest homes who are eligible for MassHealth, Emergency Aid to the Elderly Disabled and Children program or Supplemental Security Income and increasing said amount each year at the same rate as benefits payable to recipients of Supplemental Security Income;"
Floor Number: 408 Clerk Number: 102
MASS HEALTH ENROLLMENT OUTREACH GRANTS
Messrs. Nuciforo, Barrios, O'Leary, Tisei and Buoniconti and Mr. Barrios move to amend the bill, in Section 2, in item 4000-0352 after the words "executive office;" by inserting the following;- "provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for continuation of the Covering Kids and Families Program, so called, including grants to coalitions receiving Covering Kids and Families grants; and provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Western Massachusetts Health Access Network, so called, of thirteen community-based organizations to provide enrollment assistance and outreach for MassHealth and other publicly-funded health coverage programs;", and by striking the figure "$250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$3,000,000".
Floor Number: 409 Clerk Number: 125
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH STUCK ADULTS
Messrs. Moore, Tolman and Tarr, Ms Fargo moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0500, by inserting at the end thereof the following:- Provided further, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services shall ensure that network hospitals are compensated their full negotiated rate for behavioral health services provided to MassHealth patients who are clients of agencies within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and for whom no alternative placement is available"
Floor Number: 410 Clerk Number: 408
MASSHEALTH ESSENTIAL
Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik and Brown moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-1405, by striking the following: "provided further, that any such individual shall not be subject to sponsor income deeming or related restrictions;"
Floor Number: 411 Clerk Number: 541
BULK PURCHASING TECHNICAL CORRECTION
Mr. Morrissey moved that the bill be amended in Section 5 by striking out the words from line 3 to line 12 in its entirety and inserting in place of the following:-
"Section 16B1/2. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of the executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the secretary of administration and finance and the secretary of public safety shall develop a coordinated, aggregate prescription drug procurement plan to manage and administer the disbursement, payment and reimbursement of prescription drugs, including claims processing, adjudication and client services for all pharmacy benefit plans funded or subsidized, in whole or in part by the commonwealth except for programs subject to Section 1927(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, Title XIX. This plan shall maximize cost savings, efficiencies, enhance affordable access to prescriptions and be designed to improve health outcomes, benefits and coverage in the pharmacy benefit plans."
Floor Number: 412 Clerk Number: 405
NURSING FACILITY ASSESSMENTS
Mr. Berry moved that the bill be amended in section 75 by striking the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following;- "The comptroller shall transfer from the Health Care Security Trust Fund to the Health Care Quality Improvement Trust Fund on the first business day of each quarter, the amount indicated by the division of health care finance and policy and the executive office of health and human services to provide the appropriate rate increases to nursing homes; and provided further, that any additional funds that may become available in the Health Care Quality Improvement Trust Fund due to decreased Medicaid utilization shall first fund a per-diem rate add-on for large Medicaid providers as specified in 114.2 CMR 6.06 (10) (a), as in effect on September 1, 2003 and then fund further enhanced rates to nursing homes."
Floor Number: 413 Clerk Number: 583
PUBLIC NURSING HOMES 1
Mr. Pacheco moved that the bill be amended in outside section 75, by striking paragraph 4 and inserting in place thereof the following:- (4) effective July 1, 2005, an annual amount of $17,000,000 to fund rate adjustments for reasonable capital expenditures by nursing homes, giving priority to publicly operated, urban and/or geographically isolated nursing homes as determined by the division of medical assistance, in consultation with the division of health care finance and policy, that meet quality standards established by the executive office of health and human services in conjunction with the department of public health and the division of health care finance and policy for the purposes of encouraging the upgrading and maintenance of quality of care in nursing homes, and to fund rate adjustments to eligible nursing homes that meet utilization standards established by the executive office of health and human services in consultation with the division of health care finance and policy for the purpose of reducing unnecessary nursing home admissions and facilitating the return of nursing home residents to non-institutional settings and to the extent that an annual amount of $17 million in this paragraph is not fully allocated, the division shall first provide operating or capital rate adjustments for publicly operated, urban and/or geographically isolated nursing homes;"
Floor Number: 414 Clerk Number: 596
PUBLIC NURSING HOMES II
Mr. Pacheco moved that the bill be amended in outside section 75, by striking paragraph 4 and inserting in place thereof the following: - (4) effective July 1, 2005, an annual amount of $17,000,000 to fund rate adjustments for reasonable capital expenditures by nursing homes, giving priority to publicly operated, urban and/or geographically isolated nursing homes as determined by the division of medical assistance, in consultation with the division of health care finance and policy, that meet quality standards established by the executive office of health and human services in conjunction with the department of public health and the division of health care finance and policy for the purposes of encouraging the upgrading and maintenance of quality of care in nursing homes, and to fund rate adjustments to eligible nursing homes that meet utilization standards established by the executive office of health and human services in consultation with the division of health care finance and policy for the purpose of reducing unnecessary nursing home admissions and facilitating the return of nursing home residents to non-institutional settings and to the extent that an annual amount of $17 million in this paragraph is not fully allocated, the division shall first provide capital rate adjustments for publicly operated, urban and/or geographically isolated nursing homes;"
Floor Number: 415 Clerk Number: 616
NURSING HOME BED HOLD
Mr. Montigny moved that the bill be amended in Section 75 by striking the word "ten" in subsection (1) and inserting in place thereof the following word:- "twenty".
Floor Number: 416 Clerk Number: 395
ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY PROVIDERS
Messrs. Lees and Knapik moved that the bill be amended in Section 85 by striking the figure "7.16" in line 24 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "9.09"
Floor Number: 417 Clerk Number: 416
MEDICAL CARE
Mr. Baddour moved that the bill be amended in Section 85 thereof by adding the following new language at the end thereof:- "provided further, that no less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for a specialty hospital located in Suffolk county which provides diagnosis and treatment of eye, ears, nose and throat."
REDRAFT
Floor Number: 418 Clerk Number: 600
DISTRESSED PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENTS
Mr. Antonioni moved that the bill be amended in Section 91 by adding the following words:- "Provided that, the secretary shall provide a $1,000,000 one-time grant from the fund for a sole community hospital located in the City of Gardner providing essential community health services and access to care for low-income population in northern Worcester County; provided further, the secretary shall provide a $1,000,000 one-time grant from the fund for UMass Memorial Health Alliance Leominster Campus; provided further, that the Secretary shall provide a $500,000 one-time grant from the fund for a community hospital with geriatric psychiatry beds providing essential community health services located in the town of Clinton."
Floor Number: 419 Clerk Number: 15
WINCHESTER HOSPITAL
Mr. Havern moved that the bill be amended in Section 91, by inserting in the first paragraph after the first sentence the following:- "Said secretary shall provide a $250,000 one-time grant from said Fund for an acute care hospital located in Winchester that is the number one provider of acute and emergency services to the city of Woburn."
Floor Number: 420 Clerk Number: 67
ALLOCATION FROM DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND TO EMERSON HOSPITAL
Ms. Resor moved that the bill be amended by adding at the end of Outside 91 the following:- "Said secretary shall provide a $300,000 one-time grant from said fund to a nonprofit, acute care community hospital located in Middlesex County that serves a 25 town area extending northwest of boston to the new Hampshire border, has less than 160 licensed medical surgical beds, provides inpatient psychiatric care, and operates a significant hospital-based paramedic program."
Floor Number: 421 Clerk Number: 74
DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST
Mr. Nuciforo moved that the bill be amended in section 91, by inserting after the words "Massachusetts Hospital Association" the following:- "provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $750,000 one-time grant from said fund for a teaching hospital located in central Berkshire County; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $500,000 one-time grant from the fund for a not-for-profit acute care hospital located in the northwestern-most portion of Berkshire County;".
Floor Number: 422 Clerk Number: 75
SUMMER CAMP FEE WAIVER
Messrs. Nuciforo and Lees moved that the bill be amended in section 4, by inserting after the words, "from a governmental agency,", the following words:- "from a camp for children in regard to an exchange visitor employed by under the United States department of state's J-1 visa program as defined in 22 CFR 62,".
Floor Number: 423 Clerk Number: 89
DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended in Section, by inserting in the first paragraph after the first sentence the following: "Said secretary shall provide a $250,000 one-time grant from said fund for a community health center located in the city of lynn providing health care to medically underserved and uninsured patients and which provides a 340B pharmacy program."
Floor Number: 424 Clerk Number: 112
DISTRESSED LOWELL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Mr. Panagiotakos moved that the bill be amended in Section 91 by adding the following words:- ", provided that the secretary shall provide a $500,000 one time grant from the fund for Lowell General Hospital; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $500,000 one time grant from the fund for Saints Memorial Medical Center in Lowell; provided further that the secretary shall provide a $500,000 one time grant from the fund for the Lowell Community Health Center."
Floor Number: 425 Clerk Number: 150
DISTRESSED HOSPITALS OF SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended in Section 91 by inserting at the end thereof the following:- provided, however, that the secretary shall provide a $285,000 one-time grant from the fund for a community, nonprofit, acute care regional teaching hospital located in Worcester county affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care System, and provided further that the secretary shall provide a $511,000 one-time grant from the fund for a nonprofit disproportionate share community acute care hospital with less than 115 beds that operates an inpatient psychiatric unit licensed by the department of mental health located in southern Worcester county affiliated with the university of Massachusetts memorial Health Care System; provided further that the secretary shall provide a $600,000 one-time grant from the fund for Hubbard Regional hospital
Floor Number: 426 Clerk Number: 196
ALLOCATION FROM DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE FUND
Ms. Fargo moved that the bill be amended in Section 91 by adding the following words: - "Said secretary shall provide a $300,000 one-time grant from said fund to a nonprofit, acute care community hospital located in Middlesex County that serves a 25 town area extending northwest of Boston to the New Hampshire border, has less than 160 licensed medical surgical beds, provides inpatient psychiatric care, and operates a significant hospital-based paramedic program"
Floor Number: 427 Clerk Number: 209
DISTRESSED HOSPITAL EXPENDABLE TRUST
Mr. Rosenberg moved to amend the bill in Section 91 by adding the following words:- "provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $1,000,000 one-time grant for Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield".
Floor Number: 428 Clerk Number: 218
DISTRESSED HOSPITAL EXPENDABLE TRUST
Messrs. Buoniconti and Lees moved that the bill be amended in outside section 91 by adding the following language:- "; provided further that not less than $4,000,000 shall be expended for a teaching hospital in Hampden County with high Medicaid utilization."
Floor Number: 429 Clerk Number: 220
CARING HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Mr. Buoniconti moved that the bill be amended in outside section 91 by adding the following language:- "; provided further that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Caring Health Center, Inc. of Springfield."
Floor Number: 430 Clerk Number: 247
DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended in Section 91 by adding the following words: - "...provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $400,000 one-time grant from the fund for a community health center located in the South Boston section of the city of Boston which operates an urgent care center and which is affiliated with the disproportionate share teaching hospital in Suffolk county with the highest volume of free care; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $350,000 one-time grant from the fund for a community health center located in the Codman square neighborhood of the Dorchester section of the city of Boston providing health care to medically underserved patients in Dorchester, that has formed an integrated health services network to provide access to primary and preventive public health services; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $350,000 one-time grant from the fund for a community health center located on Bowdoin Street in the Dorchester neighborhood; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $350,000 one-time grant from the fund for a community health center located near the Fields Corner neighborhood of Dorchester, on Dorchester avenue, providing health care to medically underserved patients in Dorchester, who has formed an integrated health services network to provide access to primary and preventive public health services; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $400,000 one-time grant from the fund for a community health center with at least 3 sites serving the medically underserved areas of Dorchester and South Boston, including at least one public housing project; provided further that the secretary shall provide a $350,000 one-time grant from the fund for a community health center serving a disadvantaged population in the neighborhood of Mattapan, provided further that the secretary shall provide a $350,000 one time grant for a community health center serving a disadvantaged, multi-lingual population in the Uphams Corner neighborhood in Dorchester; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $5,500,000 one-time grant from the fund for a disproportionate share financially distressed community hospital located in Suffolk County with a locked inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit that participates in the MassHealth program;
Floor Number: 431 Clerk Number: 273
A SMALL HOSPITAL IN WESTERN MASS
Messrs. Buoniconti, Lees, Knapik, Pacheco, Hart, and Ms. Menard moved that outside section 91 be amended by inserting after the second sentence the following language:- " ; In addition, the secretary shall provide a $750,000 one-time grant from said fund to a non-acute chronic hospital located in Hampden County, east of the Connecticut River, with less than 200 beds, that participates in MassHealth."
Floor Number: 432 Clerk Number: 302
LOWER CAPE 340B PHARMACY
Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended in section 91, by inserting after the word "community" the following:- "Said secretary shall provide a $300,000 one-time grant from said fund to a community health center serving the towns of the Outer and Lower Cape in Barnstable County for the purpose of developing a 340B pharmacy program."
Floor Number: 433 Clerk Number: 320
CAPE COD HOSPITAL
Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended in section 91, by inserting in the first paragraph after the first sentence the following:- "Said secretary shall provide a $750,000 one-time grant from said fund for a sole community hospital under the Medicare program located in Barnstable County."
Floor Number: 434 Clerk Number: 358
MID UPPER CAPE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended in section 91, by inserting in the first paragraph after the first sentence the following:- "the secretary of health and human services shall make available from the Distressed Provider Expendable Trust Fund established by Chapter 241 of the acts of 2004 a $250,000 one-time grant from said fund to a community health center serving the full range of the underserved populations throughout the mid-Cape area."
Floor Number: 435 Clerk Number: 368
GREAT BROOK VALLEY HEALTH CENTER (2)
Ms. Chandler and Mr. Augustus moved that the bill be amended in Section 91, by striking the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following wording:- "The secretary of health and human services shall develop emergency regulations governing the recommended uses of the fund in partnership with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and the Massachusetts Hospital Association; provided that not less than $650,000 shall be expended for the Great Brook Valley Health Center in Worcester."
Floor Number: 436 Clerk Number: 453
ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY PROVIDER TRUST
Mr. Brewer moved that the bill be amended in Section 91, by adding the following words:- "provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $1,000,000 one-time grant from the fund for Wing Memorial Hospital in the town of Palmer; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $1,000,000 one-time grant from the fund for Mary Lane Hospital in the town of Ware;"
Floor Number: 437 Clerk Number: 454
DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND I
Mr. Knapik moved that the bill be amended in Section 91, by inserting in the first paragraph after the first sentence the following:- "Said secretary shall provide a $4,000,000 one-time grant from said fund for a two hospital system located in Hampden county, one of which hospitals provides inpatient psychiatric services for children and adults and a methadone program."
Floor Number: 438 Clerk Number: 455
DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND II
Mr. Knapik moved that the bill be amended in Section 91, by inserting in the first paragraph after the first sentence the following: - "Said secretary shall provide a $1,000,000 one-time grant from the fund for a hospital located in Hampden county, west of the Connecticut river with under 100 beds that participates in MassHealth."
Floor Number: 439 Clerk Number: 456
DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND III
Mr. Knapik moved that the bill be amended in Section 91, by inserting in the first paragraph after the first sentence the following:- "Said secretary shall provide a $4,000,000 one-time grant from said fund for an acute care hospital located in Holyoke that is affiliated with a commonwealth-owned university medical school and that provides clinical training programs for nurses, allied health professionals and technicians through affiliations with community colleges and private universities."
Floor Number: 440 Clerk Number: 457
HEYWOOD HOSPITAL
Mr. Brewer moved that the bill be amended in Section 91 by adding the following words:- "provided further, that the secretary shall provide a one time grant of $1,000,000 for a sole community hospital located in the City of Gardner providing essential health services and access to care for low-income population in northern Worcester county;" Redraft
Floor Number: 441 Clerk Number: 485
ALLOCATION FROM DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND FOR BROCKTON HOSPITAL
Mr. Creedon moved that the bill be amended in Section 91, by inserting in the first paragraph after the first sentence the following:- "Said secretary shall provide a $950,000 one-time grant from the fund to a disproportionate share acute care hospital located in the southeastern Massachusetts division of the medical assistance psychiatric service area that operates an inpatient psychiatric unit within the city of Brockton."
Mr. Creedon further moved to amend the bill by inserting, after Section 109, the following new section:-
"Section____ Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for fiscal year 2005 and subsequent years, the division's calculation of the free care costs of Brockton Hospital [for purposes of determining a hospital's liability to the uncompensated care pool and the pool's liability to a hospital under M.G.L. c. 118G, section 18] shall include cost of all medically necessary hospital services, including on-campus outpatient clinics visits for non-emergent on urgent primary care.
Floor Number: 442 Clerk Number: 496
ALLOCATION FROM DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND FOR FAMILY HEALTH CENTER OF WORCESTER
Mr. Augustus and Ms. Chandler moved that the bill be amended in Section 91, in line 7 by inserting after the word "community" the following new sentence "Said secretary shall provide a $500,000 one-time grant from said Fund for a community health center that serves as a family practice residency training site for a commonwealth funded medical school and that assumed the primary care services of the former Worcester City Hospital."
VNA BOSTON
Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended in Section 91, by inserting in the first paragraph after the first sentence the following: "Said secretary shall provide a $750,000 one-time grant from said fund for a non-profit visiting nurse association located in Boston, that delivers at least 30 per cent of all MassHealth reimbursed skilled nursing visits and at least 50 per cent of all MassHealth reimbursed home health aide services in Suffolk county."
Floor Number: 444 Clerk Number: 532
STUCK KIDS AMENDMENT
Ms. Walsh moved that the bill be amended in Section 91 by adding the following: "Provider further that said secretary shall provide a $300,000 one-time grant from the fund to inpatient behavioral health providers under contract with Mass Health's managed care contractors for mental health and substance abuse for costs associated with providing care to stuck kids".
Floor Number: 445 Clerk Number: 544
DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
Mr. Tisei moved that the bill be amended in Section 91, in line 7, by inserting after the word "Association" the following: "; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $1,200,000 one-time grant from the fund for an acute care hospital serving the Melrose and Wakefield communities that operates a family health services clinic"
Floor Number: 446 Clerk Number: 570
DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
Ms. Murray and Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended in section 91, by inserting after the words "Massachusetts Hospital Association" the following:- "provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $750,000 one-time grant from the fund for a sole community hospital under the Medicare program located in Barnstable county; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $200,000 one-time grant from said fund to a community health center serving the towns on the Outer and Lower Cape in Barnstable County for the purpose of developing a 340B pharmacy program; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $250,000 one-time grant from said fund to a community health center serving the full range of the underserved population in the town of barnstable and further serving the dental needs of the underserved population throughout the mid-cape area; provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $350,000 one-time grant from the fund to the Lower Cape community health center for the purpose of developing an electronic medical records system;" .
Floor Number: 447 Clerk Number: 586
DISTRESSED PROVIDER TRUST FUND- CAPE ANN
Messrs. Tarr and Berry moved that the bill be amended in section 91 by inserting, after the words "Massachusetts Hospital Association" the following: - "provided further, that the secretary shall provide a $700,000 one-time grant from the fund for an acute care hospital located in Gloucester that is part of a health care system."
Floor Number: 448 Clerk Number: 612
SOUTHCOAST HOSPITAL GROUP
Mr. Montigny moved that the bill be amended in Section 91, after the words "ambulatory care sites in the community." by inserting the following words:- "Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide from the Distressed Provider Expendable Trust Fund, $750,000.00 for a non-teaching, community, disproportionate share, acute care hospital located in southeastern Massachusetts, which provides inpatient care to over 5,000 MassHealth or MassHealth HMO patients per year." REDRAFT
Floor Number: 449
DISTRESSED HOSPITAL FUND
Mr. Pacheco moved that the bill be amended in outside section 91 by adding at the end thereof the following: - "Provided that $1,400,000 from the fund shall be directed to a community hospital located in Northern Bristol County with a Medicare/Medicaid and low-income uninsured patient mix exceeding fifty percent (50%) that provides at least 50,000 emergency room visits per annum and is the largest provider of Medicaid obstetric services in the region."
Floor Number: 450 Clerk Number: 625
ALLOCATION FORM THE DISTRESSED PROVIDER EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND
Ms. Wilkerson moved that the bill be amended, in Section 91, by inserting in the first paragraph after the first sentence the following: "that the secretary shall provide a $2,000,000 one time grant from the fund for a pediatric unit of an acute care hospital in Suffolk county in which the ration of licensed pediatric beds to total licensed hospital beds shall exceed 0.20."