Section 4 Annual report - Massachusetts Statutes

Section 4. The commissioner shall make an annual report to the secretary of the executive office of health and human services and to the general court the first Wednesday in November specifying the management of its affairs, an analysis of reimbursement policy for each class of providers of services and for state institutions, a projection of the percentage change and fiscal impact of any changes in rates or regulations for every provider and program under its jurisdiction for the fiscal year beginning July first in the year following such November first, a detailed analysis of the factors influencing each increase and an explanation for any rate increase in excess of the consumer price index. Said report shall further detail efforts of the division to coordinate its rate making function with rule making functions of other state agencies regulating said providers and institutions, and its recommendations for legislation, if any.