Outside Section 68

Health Safety Net Administration

SECTION 68.   Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, payments from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws may be made either as safety net care payments under the commonwealth's waiver pursuant to section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act or as an adjustment to Title XIX service rate payments or a combination of both. Other federally permissible funding mechanisms available for certain public service hospitals, as defined by regulations of the executive office of health and human services, may be used to reimburse up to $20,000,000 of uncompensated care pursuant to said sections 66 and 69 of said chapter 118E using sources distinct from the funding made available to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund.



Summary:
This section allows Health Safety Net payments to be made as 1115 waiver or state plan payments, and authorizes up to $20 million of uncompensated care to be paid from sources of funds other than the Health Safety Net Trust Fund.