Section 89 Hospital Assessment 12
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of health and human services shall seek any and all required federal approvals, including any required waivers under 42 CFR § 433.68, necessary to implement the updates to the hospital assessment described in sections 50 and 51 of this act. At least 60 days prior to formal submission of any waiver request under 42 CFR § 433.68, the secretary shall consult with the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems and any other industry stakeholder deemed appropriate by the secretary, and shall make available to such stakeholders and, upon request, to any individual hospital subject to the assessment, the estimated fiscal impact by hospital of the proposed updated overall assessment structure, including associated payments to such hospitals. The secretary shall consider any comments received from such stakeholders and hospitals prior to formal submission of a waiver request under 42 CFR § 433.68.
Summary
This section, along with fifteen others, increases the existing hospital assessment by $100 million in Health Safety Net fiscal year 2022 and maintains an increased and restructured hospital assessment after Health Safety Net fiscal year 2022.