MassHealth public hearings

Coronavirus Update:  Due to the coronavirus emergency, MassHealth and EOHHS are holding public hearings remotely. All public hearings will occur on the advertised dates and times. Details and instructions for attending and testifying remotely are provided below for each hearing. If you plan to testify at a remote hearing, EOHHS strongly encourages you to register in advance. EOHHS encourages you to submit written testimony in addition to, or instead of, providing testimony at the hearing. Instructions for registering online and for submitting written testimony can be found in the Notices of Public Hearing.

If you would like to testify at an upcoming public hearing, you may register online.  Please register as soon as possible, but no later than one full business day before a scheduled public hearing, to ensure that your registration is received and processed. Any registrations submitted later than one business day before the scheduled public hearing will be given an opportunity to testify on a first-come basis after all other registrants have testified and as time permits.

You may also submit written testimony about proposed regulations by the specified date by emailing [e-mail]. Please submit electronic testimony as an attached Word document or as text within the body of the email and type the name of the regulation in the subject line. All submissions must include the sender's full name and address. Persons who are unable to submit electronic testimony should mail written testimony to

MassHealth Publications
100 Hancock Street, 6th Floor
Quincy, MA 02171.

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Public hearings

Public hearing notice, proposed regulation, and other related information	Public hearing date and time	Deadline to submit written comments
130 CMR 408.000: Adult Foster Care Notice of public hearing PDF | Word Proposed regulation PDF | Word	Friday, December 15, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. This hearing will be conducted remotely. To join the hearing online, go directly to EHS Public Hearings Meeting Room. Alternatively, go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200 and passcode 800606. To join the hearing by phone, call [phone] and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200# when prompted. You can view an unofficial live written recording of the hearing in progress provided by the Communication Access Realtime Transcription (CART) service at the following link:  https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=EOHHS.  Interested parties may submit written comments by email or regular mail, as instructed in the Notice of Public Hearing. In addition, MassHealth will publish the staff testimony on the regulation web page for 130 CMR 408.000. Register to testify at this hearing	by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 15, 2023
130 CMR 402.000: Vision Care Services Notice of public hearing PDF | Word Proposed regulation PDF | Word	Friday, November 3, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. This hearing will be conducted remotely. To join the hearing online, go directly to EHS Public Hearings Meeting Room. Alternatively, go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200 and passcode 800606. To join the hearing by phone, call [phone] and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200# when prompted. You can view an unofficial live written recording of the hearing in progress provided by the Communication Access Realtime Transcription (CART) service at the following link:  https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=EOHHS.  Interested parties may submit written comments by email or regular mail, as instructed in the Notice of Public Hearing. In addition, MassHealth will publish the staff testimony on the regulation web page for 130 CMR 402.000.	by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 3, 2023
130 CMR 457.000: Freestanding Birth Center Services Notice of public hearing PDF | Word Proposed regulation PDF | Word	Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. This hearing will be conducted remotely. To join the hearing online, go directly to EHS Public Hearings Meeting Room. Alternatively, go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200 and passcode 800606. To join the hearing by phone, call [phone] and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200# when prompted. You can view an unofficial live written recording of the hearing in progress provided by the Communication Access Realtime Transcription (CART) service at the following link:  https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=EOHHS.  Interested parties may submit written comments by email or regular mail, as instructed in the Notice of Public Hearing. In addition, MassHealth will publish the staff testimony on the regulation web page for 130 CMR 457.000.	by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023
130 CMR 463.000: Doula Services Notice of public hearing PDF | Word Proposed regulation PDF | Word	Friday, August 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. This hearing will be conducted remotely. To join the hearing online, go directly to EHS Public Hearings Meeting Room. Alternatively, go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200 and passcode 800606. To join the hearing by phone, call [phone] and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200# when prompted. You can view an unofficial live written recording of the hearing in progress provided by the Communication Access Realtime Transcription (CART) service at the following link:  https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=EOHHS.  Interested parties may submit written comments by email or regular mail, as instructed in the Notice of Public Hearing. In addition, MassHealth will publish the staff testimony on the regulation web page for 130 CMR 463.000.	by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2023
130 CMR 406.000: Pharmacy Services Notice of public hearing PDF | Word Proposed regulation PDF | Word	Friday, August 25, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. This hearing will be conducted remotely. To join the hearing online, go directly to EHS Public Hearings Meeting Room. Alternatively, go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200 and passcode 800606. To join the hearing by phone, call [phone] and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200# when prompted. You can view an unofficial live written recording of the hearing in progress provided by the Communication Access Realtime Transcription (CART) service at the following link:  https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=EOHHS.  Interested parties may submit written comments by email or regular mail, as instructed in the Notice of Public Hearing. In addition, MassHealth will publish the staff testimony on the regulation web page for 130 CMR 406.000.	by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2023
130 CMR 505.000: Health Care Reform: MassHealth: Coverage Types and 130 CMR 519.000: MassHealth: Coverage Types Notice of public hearing PDF | Word Emergency adoption: 130 CMR 505.000 PDF | Word Emergency adoption: 130 CMR 519.000 PDF | Word	Friday, June 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. This hearing will be conducted remotely. To join the hearing online, go directly to EHS Public Hearings Meeting Room. Alternatively, go to https://zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200 and passcode 800606. To join the hearing by phone, call [phone] and enter meeting ID 935 397 8200# when prompted. You can view an unofficial live written recording of the hearing in progress provided by the Communication Access Realtime Transcription (CART) service at the following link:  https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=EOHHS.  Interested parties may submit written comments by email or regular mail, as instructed in the Notice of Public Hearing. In addition, MassHealth will publish the staff testimony on the regulation web pages for 130 CMR 505.000, and 130 CMR 519.000.	by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 2,  2023