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MA Gen L ch 118c § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118c - Coverage of Certain Employees Under the Federal Social Security Act|Section 1 - Declaration of Policy

Section 1. In order to extend to employees of instrumentalities, and to the dependents and survivors of such employees, the basic protection accorded to others by the old age and survivors insurance system embodied in the Social Security Act, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the general court, subject to the limitations of this chapter, that such steps be taken as to provide such protection to employees of instrumentalities on as broad a basis as is permitted under the Social Security Act.
MA Gen L ch 118c § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118c - Coverage of Certain Employees Under the Federal Social Security Act|Section 2 - Definitions

Section 2. For the purposes of this chapter—  (a) The term ''wages'' means all remuneration for employment as defined herein, including the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash, except that such term shall not include that part of such remuneration which, even if it were for ''employment'' within the meaning of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, would not constitute ''wages'' within the meaning of that act;  (b) The term ''employment'' means any service performed by an employee in the employ of any instrumentality, for such employer, except (1) service which in the absence of an agreement entered into under this chapter would constitute ''employment'' as defined in the Social Security Act; or (2) service which under the Social Security Act may not be included in an agreement between the commonwealth and the Federal Security Administrator entered into under this chapter;  (c) The term ''employee'' includes an officer of an instrumentality;  (d) The term ''state agency'' means the state board of retirement, as defined in section eighteen of chapter ten;  (e) The term ''Federal Security Administrator'' includes any individual to whom the Federal Security Administrator has delegated any of his functions under the Social Security Act with respect to coverage under such act of employees of states and their political subdivisions;  (f) The term ''instrumentality'' means an authority or agency of the commonwealth or of one or more of its political subdivisions, or of the commonwealth and one or more of its political subdivisions, which is a juristic entity which is legally separate and distinct from the commonwealth or subdivision, and whose employees are not by virtue of their relation to such juristic entity employees of the commonwealth or subdivision;  (g) The term ''Social Security Act'' means the Act of Congress approved August fourteenth, nineteen hundred and thirty-five, chapter five hundred and thirty-one, 49 Stat. 620, cited as the ''Social Security Act'', including regulations and requirements issued pursuant thereto, as such act has been and may from time to time be amended; and  (h) The term ''Federal Insurance Contributions Act'' means subchapter A of chapter nine of the Federal Internal Revenue Code.
MA Gen L ch 118c § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118c - Coverage of Certain Employees Under the Federal Social Security Act|Section 5 - Establishment of Contribution Fund; Use; Payment to Secretary of Treasury; Custodian; Additional Appropriations; Estimates

Section 5. (a) There is hereby established a special fund to be known as the contribution fund. Such fund shall consist of and there shall be deposited in such fund: (1) all contributions, interest and penalties collected under section four; (2) all moneys appropriated thereto under this chapter; (3) any property or securities and earnings thereof acquired through the use of moneys belonging to the fund; (4) interest earned upon any moneys in the fund; and (5) all sums recovered upon the bond of the custodian or otherwise for losses sustained by the fund and all other moneys received for the fund from any other source. All moneys in the fund shall be mingled and undivided. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the state agency is vested with full power, authority and jurisdiction over the fund, including all moneys and property or securities belonging thereto, and may perform any and all acts, whether or not specifically designated, which are necessary to the administration thereof and are consistent with the provisions of this chapter.  (b) The contribution fund shall be established and held separate and apart from any other funds or money of the commonwealth and shall be used and administered exclusively for the purpose of this chapter. Withdrawals from such fund shall be made only for payment of amounts required to be paid to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to an agreement entered into under section three; and refunds of overpayments, not otherwise adjustable, made by an instrumentality.  (c) From the contribution fund the custodian of the fund shall pay to the Secretary of the Treasury such amounts and at such time or times as may be directed by the state agency in accordance with any agreement entered into under section three.  (d) The state treasurer shall be treasurer and custodian of the contribution fund, and shall administer such fund in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the directions of the state agency, and shall pay all warrants drawn upon it in accordance with the provisions of this section and with such regulations as the state agency may prescribe.  (e)(1) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to the contribution fund, in addition to the contributions collected and paid into the contribution fund under section four, to be available for the purposes of section 5(b) and (c) until expended, such additional sums as are found to be necessary in order to make the payments to the Secretary of the Treasury which the commonwealth is obligated to make pursuant to an agreement entered into under section three.  (2) The state agency shall submit to each regular session of the general court an estimate of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the contribution fund by paragraph (1) of this subsection for the next appropriation period.
MA Gen L ch 118c § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118c - Coverage of Certain Employees Under the Federal Social Security Act|Section 6 - Expenditure of Funds for Administrative Organization

Section 6. For the purposes of establishing the administrative organization necessary for the proper administration of this chapter and for the services of clerical and other assistance and for travel incidental to and preparatory to an agreement between the state agency and the Federal Security Administrator, as herein provided, and for the purpose of further administering the provisions of this chapter for the year beginning January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, the state agency may expend such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
MA Gen L ch 118c § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118c - Coverage of Certain Employees Under the Federal Social Security Act|Section 7 - Rules and Regulations

Section 7. The state agency shall make and publish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, as it finds necessary or appropriate to the efficient administration of the functions with which it is charged under this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 118c § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118c - Coverage of Certain Employees Under the Federal Social Security Act|Section 8 - Studies; Reports; Recommendations

Section 8. The state agency shall make studies concerning the problem of old age and survivors insurance protection for employees of the commonwealth and its instrumentalities, and concerning the operation of agreements made and plans approved under this chapter, and shall submit a report to the general court at the beginning of each regular session, covering the administration and operation of this chapter during the preceding calendar year, including recommendations for amendments to this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 118c § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118c - Coverage of Certain Employees Under the Federal Social Security Act|Section 9 - Partial Invalidity

Section 9. If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
MA Gen L ch 118c § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118c - Coverage of Certain Employees Under the Federal Social Security Act|Section 10 - Rights of Members of Contributory Retirement System

Section 10. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to affect adversely the rights of any person who is a member of any contributory retirement system established under the provisions of sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, of chapter thirty-two or under corresponding provisions of earlier laws, with reference to accumulated total deductions or benefits accrued or to be accrued on account of any service rendered by him.
MA Gen L ch 118e § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118e - Division of Medical Assistance|Section 1 - Duties of Office

Section 1. The executive office for health and human services shall be the single state agency responsible for the administration of programs of medical assistance and medical benefits established pursuant to this chapter. All actions of the executive office of health and human services shall be taken by the secretary acting as the single state agency, through the division of medical assistance and the secretary of elder affairs, as appropriate.
MA Gen L ch 118e § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118e - Division of Medical Assistance|Section 2 - Established Authority

Section 2. All powers and duties established pursuant to this chapter shall be exercised by the secretary of health and human services, through the division of medical assistance and the secretary of elder affairs, as appropriate.
MA Gen L ch 118e § 2a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118e - Division of Medical Assistance|Section 2a - Director of Dental Services

Section 2A. (a) In order to improve, promote and protect oral health, there shall be, in the office of Medicaid, a full-time director of dental services who shall work collaboratively with the department of public health to facilitate the integration of programs to improve oral health.  (b) The director of dental services shall be a dentist licensed in the commonwealth who has public health experience and shall oversee the MassHealth dental program and collaborate with the dental director at the department of public health and the office of oral health on dental public health programs for MassHealth recipients to increase access to oral health services, oral health prevention activities and other initiatives to address oral health disparities including, but not limited to, workforce shortages.
MA Gen L ch 118e § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118e - Division of Medical Assistance|Section 6 - Medical Care Advisory Committee; Member; Staff; Report From Office of Medicaid

Section 6. There shall be a medical care advisory committee which shall advise the executive office about health and medical care services. The committee shall have the opportunity to participate in policy development and program administration. The secretary of health and human services shall appoint members to the advisory committee on a rotating and continuous basis in such numbers and for such terms as the secretary of health and human services deems appropriate; provided that the committee shall include board-certified physicians and other representatives of the health professions who are familiar with the medical needs of low-income population groups and with the resources available and required for their care, members of consumers' groups, including medical assistance recipients, and the commissioner of the department of public welfare.  The executive office shall provide the committee with such staff and technical assistance as is necessary to enable the committee to make effective recommendations, and such financial arrangements as are necessary to make possible the participation of recipient members.  The office of Medicaid shall make a report to the committee on health care financing and to house and senate committees on ways and means no later than October 1 of each year on the previous state fiscal year's activities of the medical care advisory committee. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the names and titles of committee members, dates of committee meetings, agendas and minutes or notes from such meetings, and any correspondence, memorandum, recommendations or other product of the committee's work.
MA Gen L ch 118e § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118e - Division of Medical Assistance|Section 7 - Powers

Section 7. In addition to all powers conferred on state agencies, the division or the department of elder affairs, as appropriate shall have the following powers:  a. to make, amend, and repeal rules and regulations for the management of its affairs;  b. to make contracts and execute all instruments necessary or convenient for carrying out its business;  c. to acquire, own, hold, dispose of, and encumber personal property and to lease real property in the exercise of its powers, and the performance of its duties;  d. to enter into agreements or transactions with any federal, state, or municipal agency, or other public institution, or with any private individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity;  e. to charge and collect fees, rentals and other charges as reasonable and necessary for carrying out its business;  f. to receive and administer any funds granted, given or bequeathed to its use or for a special purpose as indicated in the gift, grant, or order or decree of a court;  g. to do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers otherwise granted under this chapter; and  h. to review, prior to implementation, any activity or policy of any agency within the executive office of human services involving the delivery of services reimbursable under this chapter, certification or licensure of providers of services under this chapter, or identification of individuals eligible for medical assistance under this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 118e § 9e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118e - Division of Medical Assistance|Section 9e - Application for Authority; Implementation of Measures; Waiver of Measures Due to Hardship

Section 9E. The secretary of health and human services may apply for authority from the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, pursuant to section 1115 of the Social Security Act that authorizes the secretary to waive provisions of Title XIX of the Social Security Act, to implement measures that: (1) change to a later date the time currently provided by federal law for starting the penalty periods for persons who transfer assets for less than fair market value; (2) require excess assets to be spent on health care or other necessary living expenses; (3) to treat annuities similarly to trusts and require the commonwealth to be a beneficiary to the extent of MassHealth benefits provided; and (4) increase look-back periods, for real estate transfers and transfers into irrevocable trusts; provided that any changes implemented as a result of a waiver authorized by this section shall not apply to new applications submitted before the effective date of this section or the effective date of any waiver granted, whichever is later; and provided further, that transfers of assets up to $300,000 from a primary residence shall not be affected by such waiver. The division or the department of elder affairs, as appropriate, may by regulation implement one or more of such measures under the terms and conditions approved by the secretary, provided that the division or the department, as appropriate, shall waive such measures to address hardships as determined by the division or department.
MA Gen L ch 118e § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118e - Division of Medical Assistance|Section 10 - Medical Care Assistance Program for Pregnant Women and Infants

Section 10. The division shall establish a program of medical care and assistance for pregnant women and infants who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under this chapter and who lack private health insurance coverage or have a health insurance policy which does not cover all medically necessary care which is covered by the program established by this section. The division shall furnish such medical assistance to each such pregnant woman and infants residing in the commonwealth in accordance with the standards of eligibility established pursuant to section 9A, section 16C or Title XIX; provided, however, that the income eligibility standards shall not be less than one hundred and eighty-five per cent of the non-farm income poverty guidelines as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget.  The division may, to the extent permitted by Title XIX or other federal authority, provide medical assistance to pregnant women who are presumptively eligible for the period of time prescribed by federal law or other federal authority. The division shall promulgate regulations to implement this section, which shall require health care providers to notify such pregnant women of the need to file an application for Medicaid and which shall set standards to be used by providers in determining presumptive eligibility.
MA Gen L ch 118e § 10a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118e - Division of Medical Assistance|Section 10a - Required Coverage for Prenatal Care, Childbirth and Postpartum Care

Section 10A. The division shall provide coverage for prenatal care, childbirth and postpartum care, with a minimum of forty-eight hours of in-patient care following a vaginal delivery and a minimum of ninety-six hours of in-patient care following a caesarean section for a mother and her newly born child. Any decision to shorten such minimum coverages shall be made by the attending physician in consultation with the mother. Any such decision shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department of public health. Said regulations shall be relative to early discharge, defined as less than forty-eight hours for a vaginal delivery and ninety-six hours for a caesarean delivery and post-delivery care and shall include, but not be limited to, home visits, parent education, assistance and training in breast or bottle feeding and the performance of any necessary and appropriate clinical tests; provided that the first home visit shall be conducted by a registered nurse, physician, or certified nurse midwife; and provided, further, that any subsequent home visit determined to be clinically necessary shall be provided by a licensed health care provider.  For the purposes of this section, attending physician shall include the attending obstetrician, pediatrician, or certified nurse midwife attending the mother and newly born child.
MA Gen L ch 118e § 10b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118e - Division of Medical Assistance|Section 10b - Required Coverage for Newborn Hearing Screening Tests

Section 10B. The division shall provide coverage for the cost of a newborn hearing screening test to be performed before the newborn infant is discharged from the hospital or birthing center to the care of the parent or guardian or as provided by regulations of the department of public health. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to abrogate any obligation to provide coverage for a hearing screening test or any other hearing screening test or audiological diagnostic procedure pursuant to any law or regulation of the commonwealth or of the United States or under the terms or provisions of any policy, contract or certificate.
MA Gen L ch 118e § 10c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVII - Public Welfare|Chapter 118e - Division of Medical Assistance|Section 10c - Required Coverage for Items Medically Necessary for the Diagnosis or Treatment of Diabetes

Section 10C. The division shall provide coverage for the following items if such items are within a category of benefits or services for which coverage is otherwise afforded, have been prescribed by a health care professional legally authorized to prescribe such items and if the items are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of insulin-dependent, insulin-using, gestational and non-insulin-dependent diabetes: blood glucose monitors; blood glucose monitoring strips for home use; voice-synthesizers for blood glucose monitors for use by the legally blind; visual magnifying aids for use by the legally blind; urine glucose strips; ketone strips; lancets; insulin; insulin syringes; prescribed oral diabetes medications that influence blood sugar levels; laboratory tests, including glycosylated hemoglobin, or HbAlc, tests; urinary protein/microalbumin and lipid profiles; insulin pumps and insulin pump supplies; insulin pens, so-called; therapeutic/molded shoes and shoe inserts for people who have severe diabetic foot disease when the need for therapeutic shoes and inserts has been certified by the treating doctor and prescribed by a podiatrist or other qualified doctor and furnished by a podiatrist, orthotist, prosthetist or pedorthist; supplies and equipment approved by the Federal Drug Administration for the purposes for which they have been prescribed and diabetes outpatient self-management training and education, including medical nutrition therapy, when provided by a certified diabetes health care provider. As used in this section, ''certified diabetes health care provider'' shall mean a licensed health care professional with expertise in diabetes, a registered dietician or a health care provider certified by the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators as a certified diabetes educator. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the division to contract with a certified diabetes health care provider who is not already under contract with the division.