Section 16B. There shall be a division of medical assistance within the executive office of health and human services. Such division shall be in the charge of a commissioner who shall be known as the commissioner of medical assistance. The commissioner of medical assistance shall administer the provisions of chapter one hundred and eighteen E. Any agency within the executive office of health and human services engaging in any activity or implementing any policy involving the delivery of services reimbursable under chapter one hundred and eighteen E, certification or licensure of providers of services under such chapter, or identification of individuals eligible for medical assistance under such chapter, shall seek review by the commissioner of medical assistance prior to engaging in any such activity or implementing any such policy. This section shall not apply to chapter 118E medical care and assistance, other than acute care services as defined by the secretary of health and human services, to eligible persons aged 65 and over as those services shall be administered by the secretary of elder affairs pursuant to section 1 of chapter 19A.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 6a - Executive Offices
Section 2 - Establishment of Executive Offices
Section 3 - Secretary; Appointment of Undersecretary
Section 4a - Performance Goals and Metrics; Strategies for Improvement
Section 5 - Access to Records, Copies of Documents, Information
Section 7 - Experts, Consultants, Assistants
Section 8a - Commission on Indian Affairs; Membership; Functions
Section 14a - Executive Office of Education
Section 16 - Agencies Within Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Section 16b - Division of Medical Assistance
Section 16d - Managed Care Oversight Board; Advisory Committee
Section 16f - Support to Individuals With Disabilities and Their Families
Section 16g - Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
Section 16i - Housing and Economic Development Trust Fund
Section 16m - Masshealth Payment Policy Advisory Board; Composition; Powers and Duties; Staff
Section 16o - Health Disparities Council; Duties; Composition; Meetings; Annual Reports
Section 16s - Coordination of Purchase of Behavioral Health Services for Children
Section 16u - Network of Community-Based Services and Family Resource Centers
Section 16v - Bureau of Program Integrity; Members; Duties and Responsibilities
Section 16x - Contracts to Provide Housing and Support Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Youths
Section 16z - Pulmonary Hypertension Task Force
Section 16aa - Office of Health Equity
Section 18 - Agencies Within Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Section 18 1/2 - Undersecretaries; Duties
Section 18 3/4 - Secretary of Public Safety; Functions
Section 18a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 18a to 18j
Section 18e - Civil Proceedings by Attorney General
Section 18g - Retention of 911 Recordings
Section 18i - Monitoring of Emergency 911 Communications
Section 18j - Multi-Line Telephone System Required to Provide Enhanced 911 Service; Exemptions
Section 18k - Construction of Secs. 18a to 18j
Section 18l - Silver Alert Community Response System
Section 18o - Regional 911 Emergency Communication District; Planning Committee
Section 18q - Regional 911 Emergency Communication District; Vote on Establishment
Section 18r - Regional 911 Emergency Communication District; Powers
Section 18x - Statewide Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Tracking System