Section 236 Managed Care Organization Services Assessment 18
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of health and human services shall seek all required federal approvals that the secretary deems necessary to implement sections 4, 5, 18, 19, 20, 58, 111, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 130, 131 and 235, including any required waivers under 42 CFR § 433.68 necessary to implement the managed care organization services assessment described in section 68 of chapter 118E of the General Laws.
If, after having received any required federal approval necessary to implement sections 4, 5, 18, 19, 20, 58, 111, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 130, 131 and 235, such approval is withdrawn or is otherwise not in effect or if the secretary determines that a change in federal law or regulations or the administration of any such federal law or regulation requires a modification to the managed care organization services assessment described in said section 68 of said chapter 118E or to the implementation of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of said chapter 118E, the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project Fund established in said section 2EEEEEE of said chapter 29 or the Managed Care Organization Services Reinvestment Fund established in said section 2FFFFFF of said chapter 29, the secretary shall 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 house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing: (i) the amount of the assessment made and collected from each managed care organization's managed care organization services subject to assessment pursuant to said section 68 of said chapter 118E; and (ii) the amounts transferred to, deposited in, expended from and transferred from the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project Fund established in said section 2EEEEEE of said chapter 29 and the Managed Care Organization Services Reinvestment Fund established in said section 2FFFFFF of said chapter 29.