An Act relative to determination of need of new technology

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An Act relative to determination of need of new technology

An Act relative to determination of need of new technology By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

• An Act relative to determination of need of new technology By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
• 85) of Meghan K.
• Kilcoyne relative to determination of need of new technology.
• Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.

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Official Summary Text

An Act relative to determination of need of new technology
By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 85) of Meghan K. Kilcoyne relative to determination of need of new technology. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.85

SECTION 1. Section 25B of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “New technology”, and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

''New technology'', equipment such as magnetic resonance imagers and linear accelerators, as may be defined by the department, or a service, as may be defined by the department, which for reasons of quality, access or cost is determined to be new technology by the department; provided, however, that computerized tomography and any equipment that is widely utilized as standard diagnostic, treatment or therapeutic technology shall not be considered new technology.

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