Section 63 Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund 1

Section 5 of chapter 111K of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 24, the figure "5" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 10.

This section, along with one other, provides the Department of Public Health with additional tools to administer the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF) in years when the CICRF does not receive a transfer or receives a reduced transfer from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund. This section also raises the cap on administrative expenses from 5% to 10%.