General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE XXII. CORPORATIONS |
CHAPTER 176G. HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS |
SECTION 1. Definitions |
SECTION 2. Application of laws |
SECTION 3. Organization; accounting; contracts |
SECTION 4. Required coverage for certain conditions and groups |
SECTION 4A. Employees terminated due to plant closings; coverage |
SECTION 4B. Confidentiality of information; mental or nervous condition; exceptions |
SECTION 4C. Home care benefits |
SECTION 4D. Nonprescription enteral formulas for home use |
SECTION 4E. Off-label drug use; cancer treatment |
SECTION 4F. Group health maintenance contracts; coverage for bone marrow transplants |
SECTION 4G. Off-label use of prescription drugs for HIV/AIDS treatment |
SECTION 4H. Items medically necessary for diagnosis and treatment of diabetes |
SECTION 4I. Prenatal, childbirth and postpartum care benefits; minimum coverage for in-patient care |
SECTION 4J. Scalp hair prostheses necessary due to cancer or leukemia treatment |
SECTION 4K. Newborn hearing screening tests |
SECTION 4L. Coverage for hospice services |
SECTION 4M. Mental health benefits; biologically-based mental disorders; rape-related mental disorders; non-biologically-based mental disorders of children and adolescents under age 19 |
SECTION 4N. Coverage for speech, hearing and language disorders; hearing aids |
SECTION 4O. Outpatient services; hormone replacement therapy for peri and post menopausal women; contraceptive services; approved prescription contraceptive drugs or devices; exception |
SECTION 4P. Patient care services provided pursuant to qualified clinical trials |
SECTION 4Q. Coverage for human leukocyte or histocompatibility locus antigen testing |
SECTION 4R. Repealed, 2008, 451, Sec. 140 |
SECTION 4S. Coverage for prosthetic devices and repairs |
SECTION 4T. Coverage for eligible dependents under 26 years of age |
SECTION 4U. Coverage for medically necessary hypodermic syringes or needles |
SECTION 4V. Coverage for diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder |
SECTION 4W. Coverage for children under age 18 for cleft lip and cleft palate |
SECTION 4X. Coverage for orally administered anticancer medications |
SECTION 4Y. Coverage for abuse deterrent opioid drug products |
SECTION 4Z. Preauthorization for substance abuse treatment not to be required |
SECTION 4AA. Coverage for medically necessary acute treatment and clinical stabilization services |
SECTION 4BB. Coverage for long-term antibiotic therapy for patients with Lyme disease |
SECTION 4CC. Coverage for medical or drug treatments to correct or repair disturbances of body composition caused by HIV associated lipodystrophy syndrome |
SECTION 4DD. Filling of remaining portion of prescription for covered drug that is a narcotic substance earlier filled in lesser quantity |
SECTION 4EE. Pain management access plans |
SECTION 5. Emergency services provided to members for emergency medical conditions |
SECTION 5A. Divorced or separated spouses; coverage |
SECTION 6. Contracts |
SECTION 6A. Group health maintenance contracts; contribution percentages |
SECTION 7. Repealed, 2000, 141, Sec. 21 |
SECTION 8. Public dissemination of deceptive or misleading materials |
SECTION 9. Trade regulation practices; application of law |
SECTION 10. Reports; audits, examinations or inspections; confidentiality and privilege |
SECTION 10A. Applicability of chapter 176V to health maintenance organization governed by this chapter |
SECTION 10B. Applicability of chapter 176W to health maintenance organizations governed by this chapter |
SECTION 11. Contracts with group insurance commission or local governments |
SECTION 11A. Alternative dental coverage option |
SECTION 12. Health regulations not limited |
SECTION 13. Name restriction |
SECTION 14. Licensure applicants; documents required; approval by commissioner |
SECTION 15. Bond; waiver |
SECTION 16. Contracts, rates, evidence of coverage; disapproval of commissioner |
SECTION 16A. Disapproval of certain health maintenance contracts based on high deductibles |
SECTION 16B. Disapproval of certain health maintenance contracts for coverage of young adults |
SECTION 17. Rules and regulations; standardized claim form |
SECTION 17A. Open enrollment for nongroup medicare beneficiaries; period, notice of termination |
SECTION 18. Repealed, 1993, 110, Sec. 214 |
SECTION 19. Discrimination against abuse victims in terms of health maintenance contract |
SECTION 20. Insolvent health maintenance organization; administrative supervision, rehabilitation or liquidation; priority of claims |
SECTION 20A. Administrative supervision, rehabilitation or liquidation of health maintenance organizations; revocation or suspension of license |
SECTION 21. Participating provider; contracts with health maintenance organizations; hold harmless clause; limitation on collection actions |
SECTION 22. Health care providers; liability of member of health maintenance organization; limitation on collection of amounts owed |
SECTION 23. Insolvency of health maintenance organization; replacement coverage |
SECTION 24. Health maintenance contracts; genetic tests; discrimination based on genetic information |
SECTION 25. Net worth of health maintenance organization |
SECTION 26. Deposit maintained with trustee acceptable to commissioner |
SECTION 27. Merger or acquisition of control |
SECTION 28. Registration with commissioner |
SECTION 29. Violations of Secs. 27 to 29; application for order enjoining violations of Secs. 27 to 29; penalties |
SECTION 30. Statement for individuals provided with creditable coverage; reporting |
SECTION 31. Attribution of members to a primary care provider |
SECTION 32. Disclosure of patient-level data and contracted prices of individual health care services by carriers to providers |