SENATE, No. 350

By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 350) of Richard T. Moore for legislation to require the Division of Medical Assistance to provide reimursement for home health agencies for the costs associated with criminal background screening. Education.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

AN ACT requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to provide reimursement for home health agencies for the costs associated with criminal background screening

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 172E of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as inserted by section 3 of chapter 336 of the acts of 1998, is hereby amended by striking the fourth paragraph and inserting the following in place thereof:-

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the division of medical assistance shall, subject to appropriation, reimburse long term care facilities and home health agencies (as defined in section seventy-two F of chapter one hundred and eleven) for the portion of their costs associated with obtaining criminal offender record information on employees pursuant to this section.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.