Section 75 Transfers Between Health Funds Clarification
Chapter 9 of the acts of 2025 is hereby amended by striking out section 129 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 129. Notwithstanding section 189 of chapter 149 of the General Laws, the comptroller, at the direction of the secretary of administration and finance, may transfer up to $15,000,000 of employer medical assistance contributions from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund established in section 2OOO of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, however, that this transfer may be in addition to any other transfers from said Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to said Health Safety Net Trust Fund required in fiscal year 2026.
Summary
This section clarifies that in Fiscal Year 2026, a transfer of up to $15 million from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund may be made in addition to any other transfers from said Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to said Health Safety Net Trust Fund required in Fiscal Year 2026.