H1409 • 2025

An Act relative to MassHealth

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Sponsor: Todd M. Smola
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to MassHealth

An Act relative to MassHealth By Representative Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to MassHealth By Representative Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1409) of Todd M.
Smola for legislation to further regulate health care payments to nursing facilities.
Health Care Financing.

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Bill History

2026-03-19 House
Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
2025-10-08 House
Reporting date extended until Wednesday, March 18, 2026
2025-07-03 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-04:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to MassHealth
By Representative Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1409) of Todd M. Smola for legislation to further regulate health care payments to nursing facilities. Health Care Financing.

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Bill H.1409

SECTION 1. Section 13C of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-

The executive office shall not subject a nursing facility, as defined in 101 CMR 206.02, to a downward adjustment of its health care payments based on the failure of the facility to meet a specified number of hours per patient per day; provided, however, that nursing homes that have a Medicaid utilization rate of 80% or higher, as determined by EOHHS, shall not be subject to the downward adjustment of its healthcare payments.

SECTION 2. The executive office of health and human services shall promulgate or amend any regulations necessary to implement this act.

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