Bill Text: MA H1085 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Provide reimbursable health services to uninsured and underinsured patients subsequently determined eligible for care
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-30 - Accompanied a study order, see H05006 [H1085 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1085-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Stephen Kulik
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act ensuring access to health care services.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Stephen Kulik |
1st Franklin |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act ensuring access to health care services.
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: Subsection (b) Section 35 of chapter 118G of the General Laws, as inserted by section 15 of chapter 61 of the acts of 2007, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to subpart (3)(a): “provided further that such reimbursable health services provided to uninsured and underinsured patients who are subsequently determined eligible for Medicaid or the commonwealth care health insurance program, established pursuant to chapter 118H, shall be eligible for reimbursement for services provided six months prior to the patient’s application to such programs.”
