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Budget Summary FY2010

Outside Section 120
Data Current as of:  1/26/2010




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Division of Health Care Finance and Policy Rate Freeze

SECTION 120.   Effective January 1, 2009, no amendment of 114.3 CMR 20.00 shall take effect until the division of health care finance and policy has certified that it has conducted its mandated biennial review of all of the services and procedures, as provided in section 7 of chapter 118G of the General Laws, with data and testimony that: (1) explains and supports any rates that are not subject to adjustment; and (2) establishes the statutory basis that explains and supports any rates that are adjusted.
 

Veto Explanation:
I am vetoing this section because it retroactively revokes rates necessary for savings assumed in balancing this budget.This outside section requires a biannual review by the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy.