Section 103 Managed Care Organization Services Assessment 17
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in the event that the commonwealth does not receive all federal approvals pursuant to section 103, the secretary of health and human services determines 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, the surcharge described in section 68 of chapter 118E of the General Laws shall remain in effect as if 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, had not been enacted until the first full calendar month following the calendar month in which the secretary determines all such federal approvals have been received. The secretary shall continue to seek all federal approvals 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, until such federal approvals are received or the United States Department of Health and Human Services or the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services render a final determination that an assessment established pursuant to section 68 of chapter 118E cannot be implemented.
Summary
This section, along with other related sections, creates a unified assessment mechanism for all managed care organization assessments.