The Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF) receives monies through an annual allotment of $1 for each employee whose wages are counted as part of employer contributions for unemployment health insurance. The State Treasury manages the Fund.
The Fund is administered by the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission, an independent, multidisciplinary Commission. Members from the public and private sectors are recommended by the Office of the Attorney General and the Governor’s Office. Final appointments are made by the Governor. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health provides staff support to the Commission. The Commission is the final authority on decisions regarding expenditures from the Fund.
The Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission
Public members
- John S. Maypole, MD, Co-Chair
- ErinKate Greeley, Co-Chair
- Elizabeth Childs, MD, MPA
- Laura-Jean Hickey, MEd, AFL-CIO Representative
- Donna Nimec, MD
- Jorge Pagan-Ramos
- Victoria Pulos, JD
State agency ex-officio members
- Deborah B. Goldberg
Treasurer and Receiver General
Office of the State Treasurer - Kathleen E. Walsh
Secretary
Executive Office of Health and Human Services - Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD
Commissioner
Department of Public Health - Gary D. Anderson
Commissioner
Division of Insurance
Commissioner emerita
- Marcia Huttner, MLS