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H4341 • 2025

An Act requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services

An Act requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services

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Sponsor
Financial Services (J)
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services

An Act requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

What This Bill Does

  • An Act requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 House

    Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026

  2. 2025-12-08 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-07-31 House

    Reported from the committee on Financial Services

  4. 2025-07-31 House

    New draft of H1289

  5. 2025-07-31 House

    Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

Official Summary Text

An Act requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

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Bill H.4341

Section 13F of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following sentence:

Provided however, the costs of providing competent interpreter services through sign and spoken languages by facilities licensed under section 19 of chapter 19 of the General Laws or section 51 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, shall be recognized and separately reimbursed by the division and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third party contractors under contract to a division managed care organization or primary care clinician program.

Section 2: Chapter 176O of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 31. “Carriers” and “Behavioral Health Managers” as defined in section 1 of chapter 176O and their contractors, shall recognize and separately reimburse facilities licensed under section 19 of chapter 19 of the General Laws or section 51 of chapter 111 of the General Laws for the costs of providing competent interpreter services through sign and spoken languages.

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