EHS  596
WITHDRAWN

EHS  597
REDRAFT
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING

Messrs. Berry and Moore moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section XX, the following new Section:-
“SECTION XX. Notwithstanding and special or general law to the contrary, the executive office of health and human services shall investigate and study the feasibility of providing Medicaid reimbursement for all urine drug tests performed for patients enrolled in an inpatient or outpatient department of public health licensed substance abuse program.  The study shall consider the projected cost or savings, efficiency, and quality of care related to Medicaid reimbursement for urine testing, as well as the eligibility of federal matching funds for said services.  The study shall also study the cost and implications of allowing Medicaid to reimburse for the cost of urine testing without an order from a primary care physician or other practitioner.  Results of the study shall be filed with the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committee on ways and means by October 1, 2007.

EHS  598
COMMUNITY COALITIONS

Messrs. Brewer, Rosenberg, Downing, and O'Leary moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4590-0250, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Community Coalition for support and implementation of four model community coalitions and community capacity-building activities”; and in said item by striking out the figures “$16,548,474” and inserting in place thereof the following figures “$16,748,474”

EHS  599
FORGEWORKS FARM
Mr. Brewer moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 5920-2000, by inserting at the end thereof the following: “provided that not less than $25,000 shall be provided to ForgeWorks Farm in Rutland for the purposes of establishing a pilot program for alternative therapy, including hippotherapy and therapeutic horseback riding.”

EHS  600
ORANGE VETERANS HONOR ROLL
Mr. Brewer moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 1410-0010, by inserting at the end thereof the following: “provided that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Town of Orange for the reconstruction of the Veteran’s Honor Roll”; and in said item, by striking the figures “$2,142,102” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$2,162,102”

EHS  601
FRAMINGHAM COALITION FOR THE PREVENTION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4512-0200, by striking out the words: “and provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended in grants for the Framingham Coalition for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol abuse” and inserting in place thereof the wording:- “and provided further, that not less than $145,000 shall be expended in grants for the Framingham Coalition for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol abuse”; and in said item by striking out the figure “$77,811,216” and inserting in place thereof the figure “77,911,216”

EHS  602
FRAMINGHAM REDUCING ACHEIVEMENT GAPS
Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4512-0200, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Reducing the Achievement Gaps program operated by the United Way of Tri-County in collaboration with Jewish Family Service of Metrowest and the Framingham School Department”; and in said item by striking the figure “$77,811,216” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$77,861,216”

EHS  603
SHINE PROGRAM
Mr. Havern moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 9110-1455, by adding at the end thereof t he following: “provided further that $500,000 shall be made available for the operation of the Serving the Health Information Needs of Elders (SHINE) program.  Said funds shall be used towards the cost of a full-time staff person at each of the local outreach sites of said program, and for other local supports costs” and in said item, by striking the figure” 63,791,054” and inserting in place thereof the following figures “$64,291,054”.

EHS  604
REDRAFT
EMERGENCY SHELTER FUNDING
Mr. Antonioni moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4406-3000, by adding after the words "fiscal year 2007" the following words:- ", including funds received in item 1599-1005 in Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2007,"; and in said item, by striking out the figure "$35,730,136" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$35,839,936".

EHS  605
REDRAFT
HOMELESS CHILDREN
Mr. Havern, Ms. Wilkerson, and Mr. Barriosand Ms. Wilkerson moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 3000-4060, by adding at the end thereof the following: -” provided further that not less than an additional $1,400,000 shall be expended for specialized contracted early education and care services for homeless children, including $360,000 be expended for “The Salvation Army’s Our Place Center for Homeless Children”, and in said item by striking out the figures “$164,444,998” and inserting the following figures in the place thereof:-“$163,464,752”.

EHS  606
REDRAFT
HOMEMAKER WAGE INCREASE
Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Tucker and Ms. Chandler moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item 9110-1633 the following item:
“9110-1635     For a one-time rate add-on for wages, compensation and/or salary and associated employee-related costs to personnel providing homemaker and personal care homemaker services to elderly clients under items 9110-1500, 9110-1630, and 4000-0600$1,000,000”.

EHS  607
GERIATRICS PROGRAM
Mr. Joyce moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0600, by inserting after “pre-admission counseling for long-term care services, which shall include an assessment of community-based options;” the following: “provided further that $500,000 shall be expended to Milton Hospital for the purposes of administering the Geriatrics Program in collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, which includes, but not limited to Inpatient Care, Outpatient Care, Rehabilitation and Post-Acute Care, Long-term Care and assisted living counseling, and education of caregivers.”

EHS  608
CONNECTING FAMILIES
Ms. Tucker and Ms. Chandler moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4800-0038, by adding at the end thereof the following: “; provided further that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Connecting Families Programs in Lawrence and Worcester” and in said item, by striking out the figures “51,554,725“ and inserting in place thereof the figures “51,954,725“.

EHS  609
EMPLOY+ABILITY
Mr. Joyce moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 5920-2000, by adding the following: “; provided further that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Employ+Ability in the town of Braintree”.

EHS  610
SENIOR CARE OPTIONS
Mr. Berry moved that the bill be amended provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, any non profit organization under contract with the Commonwealth as a Senior Care Options (“SCO”) contractor shall be entitled to retain, from any premium payments it receives from the Commonwealth or the Medicare Advantage Program, fifty percent of the amount of any savings due to the Commonwealth pursuant to the SCO contract with the Commonwealth.

EHS  611
REDRAFT
DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS
Mses. Menard and Tucker and Messrs. Montigny and Baddour moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section 85, the following new Section:-

“Section XX.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of health and human services shall submit a report on the reimbursement methodology to be used in hospital fiscal year 2008 for health services from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund as determined by the Health Safety Net Office pursuant to section 39 of Chapter 118G.  The report shall detail all modifications made to the payment systems in effect for acute hospitals used by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to administer the Medicare Program under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, including any adjustments to account for (a) the differences between the program administered by the office and the Title XVIII Medicare program, including the services and benefits covered, (b) grouper and DRG relative weights for purposes of calculating the payment rates to reimburse acute hospitals at rates no less than the rates they are reimbursed by Medicare, (c) the extent and duration of covered services, (d) the populations served, and (e) any other adjustments based upon circumstances of individual hospitals.  The report shall also detail what, if any, adjustments were made under (d) for disproportionate share hospitals, as defined in section 1 of chapter 118G, or for a free-standing pediatric hospital with a disproportionately low volume of Title XVIII payments. The secretary shall submit the report to the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than August 1, 2007.” 

EHS  612
HOME HEALTH CARE RATE INCREASE
Messrs. Menard, Moore, Knapik and Chandler moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section 85, the following new Section:-
            “SECTION XX.  Section 1 of Chapter 118G of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 58 of the acts of 2006, is hereby further amended by inserting in section 1, after the definition of “health maintenance organization” the following:—
“Home health care provider,” any organization certified as a provider of services under the Medicare Health Insurance Program for the Aged (Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act) that meets the Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation for Home Health Agencies in Massachusetts.

SECTION ____. Section 7 of said chapter 118G, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by deleting clause (1)  thereof and inserting in its place the following:—(1) shall determine, after public hearing, at least annually for institutional providers and for home health care providers, and at least biennially for all other non-institutional providers, the rates to be paid by each governmental unit to providers of health care services;

SECTION___. Said chapter 118G is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:—
Section 34. (a) Notwithstanding the provision of any general or special law to the contrary, including any other section of chapter 118G or chapter 118E of the General Laws, the division shall adjust rates of payment for home health care providers on an annual basis. Such rates shall be established as of January first of each year.

EHS  613
JUVENILE FIRESETTERS PROGRAM
Ms. Menard moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4800-0038, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the operation of a juvenile firesetters program to be operated by the Massachusetts Coalition for Juvenile Firesetters Intervention Programs”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$51,554,725” and inserting in place thereof the figures “51,804,725”.

EHS  614
REDRAFT
MA CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE
Ms. Menard moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4510-0810, by adding at the end thereof the following: “and provided further, that funds shall be expended for a contract with the Massachusetts Children’s Alliance to support children’s advocacy centers in the Commonwealth”.

EHS  615
PHARMACY DISPENSING FEES
Ms. Menard moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4100-0060, by striking out the words “that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division shall maintain the rate paid for the dispensing fees to retail pharmacies for prescribed drugs to publicly aided or industrial accident patients at $3 in fiscal year 2008” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the division shall prepare a report on the savings realized by the MassHealth Pharmacy Program, for the first 3 months of fiscal year 2008, as a result of the reimbursement rate reductions for multiple source drugs for which upper limits have been set by the federal centers for Medicare and Medicaid services; provided further, that using said data, the division shall also estimate the program savings for fiscal year 2008; provided further, that the division shall forward a copy of this report to the Secretary of Administration and Finance, and to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means no later than November 15, 2007; and provided further the division, after consultation with the Secretary and the Chairpersons of the Ways and Means committees, may adjust pharmacy dispensing fees for multiple source prescription drugs to compensate for any reduction as a result of the upper limits implemented under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005”.

EHS  616
SUPPORTIVE SENIOR HOUSING
Ms. Menard moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 9110-1660, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that $150,000 shall be used to fully fund a supportive senior housing program at Edward F Doolan Apartments in the city of Fall River”; and in said item by striking out figures “$1,956,873” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$2,106,873”.

EHS  617
FAMILY CAREGIVERS
Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Chandler, Ms. Tucker, Ms. Fargo, Ms. Spilka, Ms. Creem and Messrs. Joyce, Augustus and Hedlund moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item  9110-1636 the following item:-
"9110-1650 for the family caregivers program.......................$500,000"

EHS  618
WEST BROADWAY TASK FORCE
Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7004-0099, by striking the words “provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Boston Housing Authority for a program to provide certain tenant services for the West Broadway Task Force;” and inserting in place thereof the following: “provided further, that not less than $95,000 shall be expended for the Boston Housing Authority for a program to provide certain tenant services for the West Broadway Task Force;” and in said item, by striking out the figures $8,520,831 and inserting in place thereof the figures $8,565,831

EHS 619
CARNEY HOSPITAL
Messrs. Hart, Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0500, by adding at the end thereof, the following: “and provided further that the secretary shall make a $5,500,000 disproportionate share payment to a financially distressed hospital located in Suffolk County with a locked adolescent psychiatric unit that participates in the Mass Health Program;” and in said item, by striking out the figures $2,953,356,169 and inserting in place thereof the figures $2,958,856,169

EHS  620
CLOSE TO HOME
Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4513-1300, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided that $50,000 be expended for Close to Home, a domestic violence prevention program located in Dorchester” and in said item by striking out the figures $3,774,677 and inserting in place thereof the figures “$3,824,677”.

EHS  621
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
Messrs. Hart, O’Leary, Montigny, Augustus moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item 4510-0110 the following item:
“4510-0150 . . . For the managed care program at community health centers known as Center Care; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; and provided further, that the department shall assist professional and non-profit agencies dedicated to the elimination of health disparities and advancement of the scope and nature of health care services delivered in communities by community health centers and to pursue available federal technical assistance funding  . . . .$2,654,749”

EHS  622
EXODUS OUTREACH RECOVERY PROGRAM
Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4512-0200, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Exodus Outreach Recovery Program”, and in said item, by striking out the figures $77,811,216 and inserting in place thereof the figures $77,861,216.

EHS  623
WITHDRAWN

EHS  624
ELDER HEALTH CENTER IN SAUGUS
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4513-1000, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for an elder health and outreach program in Saugus; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$6,189,253” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$6,389,253”.

EHS  625
FAMILIES UNITED FOR TEENS' HEALTH
Mr. Joyce moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4800-0038, by adding at the end thereof the following: “; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Families United for Teens’ Health”; and in said item, by striking out the figure “$51,554,725” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$51,754,725”.

EHS  626
HABITAT PLUS
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 1410-0250 by adding at the end thereof the following:-  “provided further, that not less than $190,000 shall be expended for a contract with Habitat P.L.U.S. in the city of Lynn.”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$2,621,930” and inserting in place thereof the figures “2,811,930”.

EHS  627
ROCA
Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4513-1000, by inserting after the words “Revere, and East Boston:” the following “provided further, that not less than $150,000 of said funds shall be expended for such programs in the Bowdoin/Geneva and the Uphams Corner/North Dorchester sections of Boston;” and in said item by striking out the figures $77,811,216 and inserting in place thereof the figures $77,961,216

EHS  628
HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES AMENDMENT
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4403-2120 by striking out the following words:  “provided further, that funds shall be expended for homelessness prevention services and screenings conducted at community health centers” and inserting in place thereof the following words “provided further, $500,000 be expended for homelessness prevention services and screenings conducted at community health centers”

EHS  629
SOUTH BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4512-0200, by adding at the end thereof the following: “that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the Adolescent Education program of the South Boston Neighborhood House in the South Boston section of the city of Boston”; and in that item by striking out the figures $77,811,216 and inserting in place thereof $77,881,216

EHS  630
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTH SHORE
Messrs. McGee and Creem moved that the bill amended, in Section 2, in item 9110-1660 by inserting after the words “Town of Framingham;” the following:- “that $125,000 shall be expended to the program operated by Jewish Family Services in the Town of Swampscott”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$1,956,873” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-“2,081,873”.

EHS  631
PRIMARY CARE MENTAL HEALTH IN LYNN
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 5046-2000 by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the provision of health services to the homeless and uninsured by Primary Care and Mental Health, Inc. located in the city of Lynn.”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$22,384,719” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$22,474,719”.

EHS  632
STATEWIDE LUPUS DATABASE
Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4510-0600, by adding at the end thereof the following:  “provided further, that not less than $81,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of a statewide lupus database”; and in that item by striking out the figures $3,576,868 and inserting in place thereof $3,657,868

EHS  633
PROJECT BREAD - THE WALK FOR HUNGER, INC.
Mr. McGee, Mr. Augustus and Ms. Spilka move that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item item 4400-1001 by inserting after the word “Inc.;” in line 3 the following words: “which shall be solely responsible for administering a comprehensive, community-based program to alleviate and prevent hunger and to expand participation in federal nutrition programs;” and by inserting after the word “Bureau” in line 4 the words “provided further, that Project Bread shall develop a strategic plan to alleviate hunger; provided further, that Project Bread shall support research relative to the prevention and effect of hunger;”.

EHS  634
PROJECT COPE
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4512-0200, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that no less than $85,000 shall be provided to Project COPE, Inc. in Lynn for the prevention and education of the problems associated with OxyContin and Heroine use”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$77,811,216” and inserting in place thereof the figures “77,896,216”.

EHS  635
TIMILTY ADULT DAY HEALTH
Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4120-4000, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Joseph F. Timilty Adult Day Health and Memory Loss Center;” and in said item, by striking out the figures $11,401,483 and inserting in place thereof the figures $11,501, 483.

EHS  636
SAUGUS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4510- 0110 by inserting at the end thereof the following : - provided further that $100,000 shall be expended for the prevention of substance abuse in the town of Saugus; and in said item, by striking the figure “$77,811,216” and inserting in place thereof the following : “$77,911,216

EHS  637
WITHDRAWN

EHS  638
VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF BILD YOUNG ADULTS
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4110-3010 by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided that $154,000 shall be expended for the Vocational Development of blind young adults entering the work force”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$2,876,179” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$3,030,179”.

EHS  639
LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended in Section 64 by inserting in the first paragraph after the fourth sentence the following:- “In developing the said schedule the secretary shall include the following item a $500,000 one-time grant shall be awarded to 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.”

EHS  640
MILFORD YOUTH CENTER
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0112, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided that an amount not to exceed $35,000 be provided in a matching grant to United Way of Tri-County for services at the Milford Youth Center;” and in said item, by striking out the figure “$4,695,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$4,630,000”.

EHS  641
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL RETARDATION DAY AND WORK
Mr. Joyce, Ms. Tucker, Ms. Spilka, Mr. Hedlund, Mr. Creedon, Ms. Jehlen, and Mr. McGee moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 5920-2025, by striking out the figure “$122,567,711” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$123,177,711”.

EHS  642
E-PRESCRIBING MEDICAID TRANSFORMATION GRANT APPLICATION
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0500, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided further that, no later than December 1, 2007, the Division of Medicaid shall submit a Medicaid Transformation Grant, federal funding opportunity number HHS-2007-CMS-MTG-0010, to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to fund a MassHealth e-Prescribing pilot project to introduce electronic prescription writing (e-prescribing) to Medicaid providers for developing, piloting, evaluating and rolling out a real-time decision support solution that can be integrated into providers’ workflow that will be accomplished by integrating prior authorization, preferred drug lookup, and other components of Affiliated Computer Services’(ACS, Mass Health’s claims processing contractor) application used by MassHealth providers with the Rx Gateway for prescription routing and related services already under development by MA-SHARE (Massachusetts Simplifying Healthcare Among Regional Entities), the Commonwealth’s public-private collaborative for health information exchange; provided further that the division shall forward a copy of this application to the House and Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the House and Senate Chairs of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing;”

EHS  643
MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON DEMONSTRATION GRANT
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0600, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided further that, no later than October 1, 2007,  the division shall submit a Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration grant in accordance with the provisions of section 6071 of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, P.L. 109-171, to assist individuals seeking to transition from institutions who wish to live in the community; provided further that the division shall forward a copy of this application to the House and Senate Committee on Ways and Means, the House and Senate Chairs of Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, and the House and Senate Chairs of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing;”

EHS  644
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL BASED HEALTH SERVICES
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4590-0250, at the end thereof, by inserting the following: “provided further, that the department of public health shall develop and implement innovative school health delivery models to equitably serve non-public school students, including but not limited to partnerships with schools of nursing and community-based health care agencies; and  provided further,  that the department shall collect data and issue an annual report on the services that are utilized by public and non-public school students and students using school based health centers; and provided further that the department shall submit said report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on health care financing, and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public health by December 31 of each year.”

EHS  645
REDRAFT
DIVISION OF AUTISM
Messrs. Antonioni, Augustus, Moore, Brown, Ms. Creem, Ms. Spilka, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Hedlund, Ms. Candaras, Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Fargo, and , Mr. Montigny moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 5920-3010, by striking out the figure "$3,052,672" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$3,252,672".

EHS  646
REDRAFT
QUALITY AND COST COUNCIL TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section____, the following new Section:-
SECTION___. Section 1. Section 16J of chapter 6A, as added by chapter 58 of the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of "Physician Group Practice" the following definition:—
“Third Party Administrator”, an entity that administers payments for health care services on behalf of a client plan in exchange for an administrative fee.
Section 2.
Section 16L of chapter 6A, as added by chapter 58 of the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (d) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—
(d)  Insurers, third party administrators, and health care providers shall submit data to the council or to the independent organization on behalf of the council, as required by regulations promulgated under subsection (e).  If any insurer, third party administrator, or health care provider fails to submit required data to the council on a timely basis, the council shall provide written notice to the insurer, administrator or provider.  If the insurer, third party administrator, or health care provider fails, without just cause, to provide the required information within 2 weeks following receipt of said written notice, the insurer, administrator, or provider may be required to pay a penalty of $1,000 for each week of delay; provided, however, that the maximum penalty under this section shall be $50,000.
Section 3. Section 136 of chapter 58 of the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by striking the section in its entirety and replacing it with:
The website to be established pursuant to section 16L of chapter 6A of the General Laws shall be operational not later than September 1, 2007 and shall include, at a minimum, links to other internet sites that display comparative cost and quality information.  Not later than March 1, 2008, the internet site shall, at a minimum, include comparative cost information by facility and, as applicable, by clinician or physician group practice for obstetrical services, physician office visits, high-volume elective surgical procedures, high-volume diagnostic tests and high-volume therapeutic procedures.  Cost information shall include, at a minimum, the average payment for each service or category or service received by each facility, clinician or physician practice on behalf of insured patients.  Cost information shall be aggregated for all insurers and the council shall not publicly release the payment rates of any individual insurer which shall not be deemed to be public record.

EHS  647
HAVERHILL YWCA
Mr. Baddour moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0112, by adding at the end the following: “provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended for programs and improvements at the Haverhill YWCA”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$4,695,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$4,745,000”.

EHS  648
WITHDRAWN

EHS  649
BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN NURSING
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4510-0721, by striking out the figures “$1,651,178” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$1,740,033.”

EHS  650
WITHDRAWN

EHS  651
MASS VETERANS INC
Messrs. Brewer, Augustus, and Moore and Ms. Chandler moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 1410-0250, in line 3, by striking out the figures “625,105” and inserting in place thereof the figures “982,000”

EHS  652
REDRAFT
HUMAN SERVICE SALARY RESERVE
Ms. Spilka, Ms. Tucker, Ms. Creem, Ms. Resor, Ms. Wilkerson, Ms. Chandler, Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Candaras, and Messrs. Moore, McGee, Havern, Augustus, Downing, Ms. Fargo, and Messrs. Baddour, Timilty, Brown, Tarr, Joyce and Montigny  moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 1599-6901, by striking out the words “shall not exceed $20,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “shall not exceed $23,000,000”; and in said item, by striking out the figure “$20,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$23,000,000”.

EHS  653
GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Ms. Spilka, Ms. Chandler, Ms. Tucker, Ms. Creem, Ms. Fargo, Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Candaras, and Messrs. Antonioni, Augustus, Joyce, Knapik and Hedlund moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item 9110-1636 the following item:-

“9110-1640    For the Geriatric Mental Health Services program, including residential care, case management, and day treatment services, to deinstitutionalize or divert elders with serious and persistent mental illness from institutionalized settings................................................................. $425,000”.

EHS  654
EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES
Ms. Spilka, Ms. Creem, Ms. Jehlen and Messrs. McGee and Augustus  moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4403-2120, by adding  after the words: “provided further, that the department shall not impose unreasonable requirements for third-party verification and shall accept verifications from the family whenever reasonable”, the following new words:-  “provided further, that the department shall not impose requirements on families in shelter through self-sufficiency plans, so-called, or otherwise, including savings requirements, that are not reasonable in light of the families’ individual circumstances and shall not find that a family is in noncompliance with any requirement if the family had a good reason for not satisfying the requirement; provided further, that the department shall amend its regulations within 30 days to reflect the requirements of the preceding proviso; provided further, with respect to families in shelter who receive transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits and whose cash assistance grants the department reduces because they are living in shelter, the department shall not reduce the cash assistance grants by more than $148.50 per month, shall deposit an amount equal to any such reduction in an account for the family to use to cover costs reasonably related to seeking and obtaining permanent housing, and shall not impose any additional savings requirement on such families;”.

EHS 655        
REDRAFT
Partners For Youth With Disabilities

Messrs. Barrios and Augustus, and Ms. Creem and Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 5920-2000, by adding at the end thereof the following: - “provided, that not less than $100,000 be expended for Partners For Youth with Disabilities to provide a mentor match program for youth with disabilities for an after school program.”; and in said item, by striking out the figure “$547,157,631” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $547,257,631.

EHS  656
BED HOLD
Mr. Montigny moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0640 by striking out the words “provided, that not more than $9,000,000 of this amount shall be expended for purposes of reimbursing nursing facilities for up to 10 bed hold days” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
“provided, that not less than $9,000,000 of this amount shall be expended for purposes of reimbursing nursing facilities for up to 20 bed hold days”

EHS  657
REDRAFT
MIAA SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM
Mr. Montigny moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4512-0200, by adding after the following words “expended for the Link House, Inc., in the town of Salisbury, for purposes of establishing transitional housing for women in recovery from substance abuse;” the following words:-
“provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s substance abuse program;”.

EHS  658
REDRAFT
ROCA
Mr. Barrios moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4513-1000,
by striking out the figure $300,000” and inserting in its place thereof the following figure:-“$350,000" shall be expended for ROCA, Inc. for outreach and youth development for at-risk youth and young adults in Chelsea, Revere, and East Boston; and further move to amend the item by striking “$6,396,716” and insert in place thereof the following figure:- $6,446,716.

EHS  659
ABBY'S HOUSE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Mr. Augustus and Ms. Chandler moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4800-1400, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided further, that not less than $25,000 be expended for Abby’s House in Worcester”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$22,072,767” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$22,097,767”

EHS  660
AUBURN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
Mr. Augustus moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4800-0038, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for foster care and counseling services for families and individuals at the Auburn Youth and Family Services”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$51,554,725” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$51,579,725”

EHS  661
CITY OF WORCESTER'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM
Mr. Augustus and Ms. Chandler moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4510-0600, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided further that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the City of Worcester’s Department of Public Health to disseminate environmental and community health messages”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$3,576,868” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$3,601,868”

EHS  662
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
Ms. Candaras moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 5046-0000, by inserting after the word “research,” the words “; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health services for immigrants at the International Institute of Lowell.” ; and in said item, by striking out the figures “ $315, 563,247” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$315,663,247”

EHS  663
UNIVERSAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM
Ms. Candaras, Mr. Augustus, and Ms. Chandler moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4580-1000, by striking out the figures “$48,771,508” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$61,571,508”.

EHS  664
WITHDRAWN

EHS  665
MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Messrs. Augustus, Downing and Mses. Candaras and Chandler moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 2511-0105, by striking out the figure “$10,500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$12,000,000.”

EHS  666
WITHDRAWN

EHS  667
ISLAND EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH
Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 5047-0001, by inserting at the end thereof the following:- “; provided further, that not less than $321,850  shall be expended for emergency health services on Martha’s Vineyard; provided further that not less than $86,000 shall be expended for emergency mental health services on Nantucket”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$30,871,691” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$31,279,541”.

EHS  668
EMERSON HOSPITAL REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Ms. Fargo and Ms. Resor moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4510-0790, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further that not less than $300,000 shall be made available to Emerson Hospital for the purpose of providing emergency medical services to thirteen area towns”; and in said item, by striking out the figure “$1,246,896” and inserting in place thereof the figure “1,546,896”.

EHS 669

COMMUNITY ACTION PILOT HOUSE
Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4403-2120, by inserting at the end thereof the following “; and provided that not less than $50,000 shall be for Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and the Islands, Inc. for homelessness and substance abuse prevention on Cape Cod"; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$82,467,153” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$82,517,153”.

EHS 670
CAPE COD HOSPITAL
Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended in Section 64, by inserting in the first paragraph after the fourth sentence the following:- “In developing the said schedule the secretary shall include the following item a $1,250,000 one-time grant from said fund to a sole community hospital under the Medicare program located in Barnstable county”.

EHS  671
INSTITUTE ON URBAN HEALTH RESEARCH EVALUATION OF THE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM
Ms. Fargo, Ms. Wilkerson and Ms. Candaras moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4512-0200, by inserting after the words “Winchester Substance Abuse Coalition in the town of Winchester;” the following: “provided further, that not less than $100,000 be expended for an evidence-based evaluation of the Skills for Success program of Self-Esteem Boston by the Institute on Urban Health Research at Northeastern University”; and in said item, by striking out the figure “77,811,216” and inserting in place thereof the figure “77,911,216”.

EHS  672
LYME DISEASE
Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4510-0600, by inserting at the end thereof the following:- “; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the purposes of research and prevention activities associated with Lyme Disease, so-called, to be conducted in conjunction with the Barnstable County Department of Health and the Environment”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$3,576,868” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$3,676,868.

EHS 673
MID-UPPER CAPE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4512-0200, at the end thereof the following:- “provided further, that not less than $250,000 be expended for Mid-Upper Cape Community Health Center to expand its substance abuse program”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$77,811,216” and inserting in place thereof the figures “78,061,216”.

EHS  674
BIRTH DEFECTS MONITORING
Ms. Creem, Ms. Spilka, Mr. Timilty, Mr. Creedon, Ms. Tucker, Ms. Resor, Ms. Jehlen, and Mr. Brown moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4513-1000, by inserting, after the words, “Falmouth Family Planning;” the following, “provided further, that $450,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Birth Defects Monitoring Program;” and is further amended at the end by striking the figure, “6,396,716” and inserting in place thereof the following figure, “6,846,716”.

EHS  675
REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER
Ms. Fargo moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4513-1000, in line 2, by inserting after the words “personnel-related costs;” the following: “and provided further, than not less than $350,000 be expended for the operations of the Regional Poison Control Center, located at the Children’s Hospital in Boston;” and in said item, by striking out the figure “$6,396,716” and inserting in place thereof the figure “6,746,716”.

EHS 676
WITHDRAWN

EHS  677
WITHDRAWN

EHS  678
LUNG CANCER EARLY DETECTION PILOT PROGRAM
Ms. Fargo moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item 4513-1111 the following new item:
“4513-1120  For the implementation of a public health pilot program, to include grants to hospitals and other health facilities, for computed tomography type scanning to screen for the early detection of lung cancer disease, and for pre-diagnosis and post-diagnosis research related to the screening and detection of lung cancer disease; provided that only department licensed hospitals and other health facilities that are approved by the commissioner to participate in the program, and that contract to participate in the program in compliance with department established guidelines, shall receive grants from these appropriated funds: and provided further, that the program shall be based on International Early Lung Cancer Program (I-ELCAP) practices and other practices that may be established by the commissioner; and provided further that at least 25% of all individuals screened under the program shall be from racial and ethnic minority populations; and provided further, that at least 50% of all individuals screened under the program shall have a family income that does not exceed 150% of federal poverty guidelines; and provided further, that no cost for program screening or diagnostic services shall be assessed to an individual that has a family income that does not exceed 150% of the federal poverty guidelines…………………………………$3,800,000

EHS 679
MID-UPPER CAPE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SKILLS TRAINING

Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7003-0702, by inserting at the end thereof the following:- “provided further that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Mid-Upper Cape Community Health Center for the purposes of developing and implementing an information technology skill upgrading program for its employees”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$7,723,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$7,973,000”.

EHS  680
STRENGTHENING THE UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT REVIEW PROGRAM
Ms. Fargo moved that the bill be amended, in Section 25, by striking out paragraph (v) of subsection (b) of section 35, and inserting in place thereof the following:
“(v) to conduct a utilization management review program designed to monitor the appropriateness of healthcare services, including medical necessity, timeliness and quality of care, for those payments made by the fund and to promote the delivery of care in the most appropriate setting and to identify alternative coverage eligibility.  The utilization management review program should be performed by a person with qualified staff and demonstrated experience in utilization review and quality of care assessment/assurance; and to administer demonstration programs that reduce Health Safety Net Trust Fund liability to acute hospitals, including a demonstration program to enable disease management for patients with chronic diseases, substance abuse and psychiatric disorders through enrollment of patients in community health centers and community mental health centers and through coordination between these centers and acute hospitals, provided, that the office shall report the results of these reviews annually to the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means;”

EHS 681
OUTER CAPE HEALTH SERVICES ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY PROVIDER TRUST FUND
Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended in Section 64, by inserting in the first paragraph after the fourth sentence the following:- “In developing the said schedule the secretary shall include the following item a $200,000 one-time essential community provider trust fund grant shall be awarded to a community health center serving the towns on the outer and lower Cape in Barnstable county."

EHS 682
VINEYARD HOUSE ADDICTION TREATMENT
Mr. O'Leary moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4512-0200 by inserting at the end thereof the following:-  “; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended to Vineyard House for Addiction Treatment on Martha’s Vineyard”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “77,811,216” and inserting in place thereof the figures “77,961,216”.

EHS  683
REDRAFT
BEDSIDE ADVOCATES
Ms. Creem and Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4510-0710, by striking the figure, “20,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure, “40,000” and is further amended at the end by striking the figure, “8,381,687” and inserting in place thereof the following figure, “8,401,687”.

EHS  684
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Ms. Resor, Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Fargo and Mr. Timilty moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4510-0600, by striking out the figure “$3,576,868” and inserting in place thereof “$4,176,868”.

EHS  685
WITHDRAWN

EHS  686
REDRAFT
ABSTINENCE ONLY LANGUAGE
Ms. Resor, Ms. Spilka, Ms. Creem, Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Fargo, Messrs. Augustus, Timilty, Tisei and O’Leary moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4510-0100, in line 8, by striking out the following:- “; and provided further, that state or federal funding for school-based abstinence education shall be used only in conjunction with the teaching of comprehensive sexuality education;”

And that the bill be further amended in section 2D by striking out item 4513-9084.

EHS  687
EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION SERVICES
Mr. Augustus moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 3000-6075 by striking the words:- "and provided further, that eligible recipients for the grants shall include community partnership councils, municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, headstart programs, licensed child care providers, and child care resource and referral centers" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “and provided further, that eligible recipients for the grants shall include community partnership councils, municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, headstart programs, licensed child care providers, child care resource and referral centers and other qualified entities"

EHS  688
HELPING ELDERS AT RISK THROUGH HOMES PROGRAM

Ms. Creem, Ms. Wilkerson, and Mr. Timilty moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 9110-1660, in line 2 by striking the figure, “100,000” and replacing it with the figure “$216,000”; and at the end by striking the figure, “1,956,873” and inserting in place thereof the figure, “2,072,873”.

EHS  689
WITHDRAWN

EHS  690
RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT PREVENTION PART II
Messrs. Antonioni, Spilka, and Tucker moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2B, in item 5948-0012, by striking out the figure "8,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$10,000,000".

EHS  691
WITHDRAWN

EHS  692
CHILDREN'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY SERVICES
Mr. Berry moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0112, by adding the following:  provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Children’s Friend and Family Services of Salem; and by striking out the figure “$4,695,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$4,945,000”.

EHS  693
REDRAFT
CANCER HOUSE OF HOPE
Ms. Candaras, Mr. Buoniconti, and Mr. Knapik move that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4513-1000, by adding at the end thereof the following: provided that $10,000 be expended for the Cancer House of Hope in the City of Westfield”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$6,396,716” and inserting in place there of the figures “6,406,716”

EHS  694
ASPERGER'S SYNDROME TASK FORCE COMMISSION
Ms. Spilka and Ms. Tucker moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item 4000-0500 the following item:-
“4000-0501 For contracted support services for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders without accompanying mental retardation, including Asperger’s Syndrome, through EOHHS; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the purposes of a contract with the Asperger’s Association of New England to convene a state task force to study services for this population, identify the needs and report their recommendations for services to the legislature by June 15, 2008..........................$100,000”.

EHS  695
MASSHEALTH PAYMENT PROTECTION
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0300, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided further, that in determining the inpatient and outpatient acute and non-acute hospital rates of payment, the executive office and its contractors shall utilize a payment methodology so that rates of payment are not less than those in effect during fiscal year 2007.”

EHS  696
COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVE FOR BLIND PERSONS
Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4110-1000, by striking out the figure “$4,367,118” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$4,450,451”.

EHS  697
RELATIVE TO PROTECTING MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES
Messrs. Moore and Augustus moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0300, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided further, that said Executive Office shall not reduce the current 60 day administrative timeframe under which Medicaid beneficiaries apply to renew their Medicaid eligibility;”

EHS  698
CITIZENSHIP FOR NEW AMERICANS PROGRAM
Ms. Resor, Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Spilka, Ms. Walsh, Ms. Creem, Messrs. Augustus, O’Leary, Downing, and Montigny moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4003-0122, by striking out the figure “$500,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,000,000”.

EHS  699
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES
Ms. Tucker, Mr. Brewer, Ms. Candaras, Ms. Spilka, Mr. Montigny, Mr. Timilty and Ms. Jehlen moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4800-1400, by striking out the figure “$22,072,767” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “22,734,950”.

EHS  700
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Mr. Moore and Ms. Candaras moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0730, by inserting after item 4000-0700 the following item:
“4000-0730 For a workforce development and loan repayment program to support the recruitment and retention of licensed practitioners of optometry, psychology and pharmacy at community health centers to be administered by the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers; provided that $225,000 shall be expended to assist with loan forgiveness or repayment for such practitioners, with the adoption of written guidelines for eligibility for up to $15,000 per year for a maximum of 4 years in loan repayment in exchange for at least two years equivalence of full-time practice at one or more Massachusetts community health centers, which shall be completed within 4 years; provided, further, that in the case of those employed as psychologists, the secretary shall limit the program to those focused on addressing known health disparities with necessary language skills and demonstrated cultural competence...$225,000”

EHS  701
REST HOMES
Ms. Tucker, Ms. Jehlen, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Morrissey, Mr. Knapik, Mr. Augustus, Mr. Buoniconti, Ms. Candaras, Ms. Wilkerson, Mr. Hedlund, Mr. Timilty and Mr. Moore moved that the bill amended, in Section 2, by inserting after item 9110-1604 the following item:
“9110-1605  For a rate add-on to vendor payments to rest homes; provided that the executive office shall coordinate with the division of transitional assistance to ensure that payments from line items 4405-2000 and 4408-1000 are made to residents of rest homes; and provided further that in addition to amounts appropriated in line items 4405-2000 and 4408-1000 for residents of rest homes, the executive office shall expend not less than $3,300,000 for a $5.00 per diem rate add on for rest homes……….$3,300,000”

EHS  702
REDRAFT
BERKSHIRE TEENAGE PREGNACY PREVENTION
Mr. Downing moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4530-9000, by striking the following: “provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire Coalition to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy in the Berkshire region” and by adding the following: “provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Berkshire Coalition to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy in the Berkshire region; provided further, that of said $150,000, not more than 10% can be used for administrative services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the teen pregnancy prevention programs in the cities of North Adams and Pittsfield”

EHS  703
AUTHORIZING ACCESS TO MASSHEALTH MCOS FOR MASSHEALTH ESSENTIAL MEMBERS
Messrs. Moore and Augustus moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-1405, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “and provided, further, that the executive office of health and human services shall make provisions to allow those persons enrolled in the MassHealth Essential program and meeting the eligibility requirements established under the MassHealth program to be eligible to enroll in Medicaid managed care organizations and to allow the Medicaid managed care organizations the option of enrolling program members in accordance with the enrollment and assignment processes for other eligible categories and at the appropriate levels of premium.”

EHS  704
RELATIVE TO RATE APPEALS FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND REST HOMES
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4100-0060, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided further, that the division shall submit to the house and senate committees on way and mean and the join committee on heath care financing no later than December 6, 2007 a report detailing rate or other payment appeals submitted to the division by skilled nursing facilities and rest homes including (1) the initial date of appeal, (2) the amount of payment in dispute, (3) the status of each  appeal, and (4) the Commonwealth’s response and date issued;”

EHS  705
COMMUNITY BASED COUNSELING
Mr. Downing moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4800-0038, by adding the following: “and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended in region 1 for a community-based family unification counseling program to prevent juvenile delinquency”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “51,554,725” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$51,704,725”.

EHS  706
RELATIVE TO THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF GENETIC COUNSELORS
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4510-0725, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided further, $139,000 shall be expended for the implementation and operations of the Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors established in Chapter 170 of the Acts of 2006;" and in said item, by striking out the figure “$446,226” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$585,226.”

EHS  707
TO EXPAND THE UNIVERSAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM
Messrs. Moore and Augustus moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4580-1000, by striking out the figures “48,771,508” and inserting in place thereof the figures “61,571,508”and to strike the following language “… provided further, that the department shall conduct a comprehensive study of the human papilloma virus vaccines that are currently available and potential cost saving alternatives such as generics.”

EHS  708

NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Messrs. Moore and Ms. Candaras, Ms. Tucker and Mr. Hart moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7066-0000, by striking out the phrase “provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development Initiative,” and inserting in its place the following:- “and provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development Initiative,” and in said item, by striking out the figure “$2,875,766” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$3,375,766 ”.

EHS  709
EQUITY IN THE HEALTH CARE SAFETY NET ASSESSMENT
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended in Section 25 in subsection 39, line 427, by striking “and (e)” and inserting “(e) the situation of any free-standing pediatric hospital with a disproportionately low volume of Title XVIII payments; and (f)”

EHS  710
ENSURING ADEQUATE MEDICAID PAYMENTS
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended in Section 40 by adding the following words:- “provided further, that rate increases paid in 2008 to hospitals shall be above the levels that would be produced by the application of the Medicaid methodology for determining rates for both inpatient and outpatient acute hospital services in effect for fiscal year 2007, as of May 1, 2007, adjusted for inflation and case mix changes.”

EHS  711
PROTECTING THE HEALTH SAFETY NET TRUST FUND
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended in Section 66 by adding the following language:- “provided further, the secretary of administration and finance, after consulting with the executive office of health and human services, the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, and house and senate committees on ways and means, shall make a quarterly determination of whether any deficiency exists or is likely to exist in the Health Safety Net Trust Fund and shall transfer an amount from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund or request additional supplemental funding to fund any anticipated deficit in the Health Safety Net Fund.”

EHS  712
BROCKTON HOSPITAL COMMUNITY PROVIDER TRUST FUND GRANT
Mr. Creedon moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4000-0300 by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further that a $5,600,000 one-time essential community provider trust fund grant to Brockton Hospital which is 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”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$142,657,808” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$148,257,808”

EHS  713
ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY PROVIDER TRUST
Mr. Creedon moved that the bill be amended in Section 64, by striking out the figure “$28,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure “38,000,000”.

EHS  714
FREE-STANDING RADIATION TREATMENT FACILITIES/PET SERVICES
Mr. Creedon moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after Section ______, the following Section: -
            “SECTION____.  Notwithstanding any general or special law or any regulation to the contrary, the Commonwealth shall restore reimbursement through the division of health care finance and policy and the executive office of health and human services, MassHealth office, to freestanding radiation treatment facilities that are at least fifty percent interest owned by a hospital, to cover the cost of diagnostic procedures and radiation treatment therapy and related services, including positron emission tomography (PET) services, either alone, or with concurrently acquired computed tomography (CT) provided by such facilities to MassHealth members;”

EHS  715
REDRAFT
LEARN TO COPE
Mr. Creedon and Mr. Morrissey moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4512-0200, by adding at the end thereof following: “provided that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of Learn-to-Cope, a support group providing Massachusetts parents and families with children addicted to OxyCotin and heroin with substance abuse recovery treatment resources and emotional support,” and be it further amended by striking out the figures “$77,811,216” and by inserting in place thereof the figures “$77,911,216”

EHS  716
FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
Messrs. Timilty, Havern, Augustus, McGee, Brown, Ms. Spilka and Ms. Tucker moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 5920-3000, by striking out the figure “$54,794,228” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$55,421,374”.

EHS  717
REDRAFT
UXBRIDGE YOUTH CENTER
Mr. Moore moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4800-0038, by adding at the end thereof the following:- “provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for youth services at the youth center in Uxbridge;” and in said item, by striking out the figure “$51,554,725” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$51,604,725 ”.

EHS  718
DISABLED PERSONS PROTECTION COMMISSION
Messrs. Timilty, Brewer and Brown moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 1107-2501, by striking out the figures “$1,988,247” and inserting in place thereof the following figures: “$3,025,493”.

EHS  719
DMR Facilities
Mr. Timilty, Mr. Brown and Ms. Spilka moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 5930-1000, by striking out the figures “$176,397,994” and inserting in place thereof the following figures: “$179,397,994”.

EHS  720
LIVING INDEPENDANTLY IN BROCKTON
Mr. Creedon moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4120-3000, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided that $25,000 will be used to assist the Living Independently for Equality, Inc. of Brockton”; and in said item, by striking out the figure $11,401,483” and inserting in pace thereof the figure “11,426,483”

EHS  721
METABOLIC DISORDER CLINIC PROGRAMS
Mr. Creedon moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 4513-1111, by inserting at the end thereof the following, “providing further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the program to combat mental retardation in children suffering from a genetic effect causing phenyketonuria created by section 4E of chapter 111 of the General Laws to be appropriated to the Commonwealth’s metabolic disorder clinic programs for the purpose of patient education and support or anything else deemed necessary by said clinic programs”; and in said item, by striking out the figures “$13,919,012” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$14,169,012”

EHS  722
DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS
Mr. Creedon moved that the bill be amended in Section 25 in line 334 after the words “circumstances of unusual hospitals”  by inserting the following language, “provided that, for the disproportionate share hospitals as defined in section 1 of chapter  118G, rates of payment shall be no less than the greater of the aforementioned rates of payment  or those established pursuant to section 26 of chapter 45 of the acts of 2005.”

EHS  723
PLYMOUTH COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER