Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 176T – Risk&Ndash;Bearing Provider Organizations


§ 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

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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.

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