Section 102 Managed Care Organization Services Assessment 16
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of health and human services shall seek any and all required federal approvals the secretary deems necessary to implement sections 4, 5, 16, 17, 55, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72, 83, and 101 and sections 2EEEEEE and 2FFFFFF of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as inserted by 31, including any required waivers under 42 CFR § 433.68 necessary to implement the MCO services assessment described in section 68 of chapter 118E of the general laws, as amended by section 66. If, after having received any required federal approval necessary to implement sections 4, 5, 16, 17, 55, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72, and 83, and sections 2EEEEEE and 2FFFFFF of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as inserted by 31, such approval is withdrawn or is otherwise not in effect, or the secretary determines that a change in federal law, regulations, or the federal government's administration of federal law or regulation, requires a modification to the MCO services assessment described in section 68 of chapter 118E of the general laws, as amended by section 69, or to the implementation of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established under section 66 of chapter 118E, as amended by sections 64 and 65, the Health Agency Dedicated Trust Fund established in section 2EEEEEE of said chapter 29, under section 55, or the Managed Care Organization Services Reinvestment Trust Fund established in section 2FFFFFF, under section 55, the secretary will notify the joint committee on health care financing, and the house and senate committees on ways and means to develop alternatives. Not later than February 15, 2026, and annually thereafter, the secretary shall report to the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means (i) the amount of the assessment made and collected from each MCO services assessment payor pursuant to section 68 of chapter 118E of the General Laws; and (ii) the amounts transferred to, deposited in, expended from, and transferred from the Health Agency Dedicated Trust Fund established in section 2EEEEEE of said chapter 29, and the Managed Care Organization Services Reinvestment Trust Fund established in section 2FFFFFF.
Summary
This section, along with other related sections, creates a unified assessment mechanism for all managed care organization assessments.