An Act requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 8/28/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 04/29/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 7/31/2025 | House | Accompanied a new draft, see H4341↗ |
| 4/23/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 04/29/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Financial Services |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J11 | Accompanied | — |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H4341 | An Act requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services | Active |
of Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following sentence: Provided however, the costs of providing competent interpreter services through sign and spoken languages by facilities licensed under section 19 of chapter 19 of the general laws or Section 51 of Chapter 111 of the general laws, shall be recognized and separately reimbursed by the division and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third party contractors under contract to a division managed care organization or primary care clinician program.
: Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, “Carriers” and “Behavioral Health Managers” as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 176O and their contractors, shall recognize and separately reimburse facilities licensed under section 19 of Chapter 19 of the general laws or Section 51 of Chapter 111 of the general laws for the costs of providing competent interpreter services through sign and spoken languages.
Section 13F of Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following sentence: Provided however, the costs of providing competent interpreter services through sign and spoken languages by facilities licensed under section 19 of chapter 19 of the general laws or Section 51 of Chapter 111 of the general laws, shall be recognized and separately reimbursed by the division and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third party contractors under contract to a division managed care organization or primary care clinician program. Section 2: Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, “Carriers” and “Behavioral Health Managers” as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 176O and their contractors, shall recognize and separately reimburse facilities licensed under section 19 of Chapter 19 of the general laws or Section 51 of Chapter 111 of the general laws for the costs of providing competent interpreter services through sign and spoken languages.