§ 1 Definitions
§ 2 Risk-bearing provider organization not subject to chapters 175, 176A, 176B, 176C, 176E, 176F, 176G and 176J
§ 3 Risk certificate application; waiver; form; fee
§ 4 Examination of risk-bearing provider organization’s alternate payment arrangements with downside risk; report
§ 5 Threat of financial insolvency due to risk-bearing provider organization’s alternative payment contracts with downside risk; notice; suspension or cancellation of risk certificate; hearing
§ 6 Health care provider prohibited from collecting or attempting to collect money owed by risk-bearing provider organization from patient
§ 7 Availability of information provided by risk-bearing provider organizations
§ 8 Non-exemption of applicable provisions of chapter 111, 112 or 176T
§ 9 Promulgation of rules and regulations necessary to carry out provisions of this chapter

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 176T - Risk&Ndash;Bearing Provider Organizations

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Other entity: includes a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.