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H788 • 2025

An Act to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability

An Act to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability

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Sponsor
David Allen Robertson
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5310 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability

An Act to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 788) of David Allen Robertson for legislation to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability.
  • Elder Affairs.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5310 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-06-27 Joint

    Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Aging and Independence

  3. 2025-05-19 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Elder Affairs

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability
By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 788) of David Allen Robertson for legislation to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability. Elder Affairs.

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Bill H.788

Section 9D of Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the Section the following language:

(7) In contracting with a nursing home licensed under chapter 111, section 71 of the General Laws, any MassHealth Senior Care Options programs as defined in Chapter 119E, section 9D with which the MassHealth agency contracts to provide and coordinate services on a capitated basis shall reimburse the nursing home for care and services provided to a MassHealth member at an amount no less than the Medicaid fee-for service payments rates established in 101 CMR 206: Standard Payments to Nursing Facilities. Such payments shall include room and board and all rate add ons specified in this regulation, for purposes of ensuring access to critical services and to facilitate transitions from hospitals to nursing facilities.

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