Bill Text: MA S1047 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to health reimbursement accounts
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-24 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing [S1047 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1047-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth J. Donnelly
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to health reimbursement accounts.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Kenneth J. Donnelly |
Fourth Middlsex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to health reimbursement accounts.
Whereas, The deferred operation for this act would
tend to defeat its purpose, which is forthwith to make to encourage
municipalities to join the group insurance commission and thereby save money,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 32B is hereby amended by inserting after section 19 the following
section: -
Section 20: Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a political subdivision which transfers its subscribers to the commission under subsection (e) may provide health reimbursement accounts to reimburse subscribers who incur more than $1,000 in qualified medical expenses per calendar year. The health reimbursement accounts shall be subject to coalition bargaining.
SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 32B is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (j) the following subsection:-
(k) “Health Reimbursement Account”, a federally-recognized tax-exempt health benefit program that allows an employer to reimburse qualified medical expenses paid by employees.
