Bill Text: MA H1100 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: Equitable dental reimbursement rates for services provided to publicly-aided patients

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-30 - Accompanied a study order, see H05006 [H1100 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1100-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John W. Scibak

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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 relative to equitable dental reimbursement rates for services provided to publicly aided patients.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

Steven J. D'Amico

4th Bristol

Bill Bowles

2nd Bristol

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

Peter v. Kocot

1st Hampshire

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

Mary E. Grant

6th Essex

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester District

Anthony D. Galluccio

Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex

Geraldo Alicea

6th Worcester

Christopher J. Donelan

2nd Franklin

Katherine Clark

32nd Middlesex


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to equitable dental reimbursement rates for services provided to publicly aided patients.



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

Section 7 of Chapter 118G of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding:

The executive office shall develop a plan to index the child and adult dental fee schedule to the seventy fifth percentile of the most current American Dental Association Survey of Dental Fees of General Practitioners by January 1, 2013.  The plan, at a minimum, shall include all dental services covered as of January 1, 2009.   

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