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114.6. Mass. Code Regs. 10.08. - Notification
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Current as of June 2015
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“Notification”
Hospitals and Community Health Centers must meet certain criteria regarding notification of the availability of Free Care and other programs of public assistance to patients. These criteria include signs notifying patients of the availability of financial assistance and of the availability of both Free Care and other programs of public assistance. These signs must also be translated into a language other than English if such language is primarily by 10% or more of the residents in the hospital's or community health center's service area. Individual notice of availability of Free Care and other programs of public assistance to a patient expected to incur charges must provided by the hospital or community health center. A notice of Free Care availability and other programs of public assistance in must be included in a hospital’s initial bill.Decision letters regarding Free Care must be within 30 days of receiving a completed application. This section lists all the required contents for these decision letters.
Current as of June 2015
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