Purpose

430 CMR 10.00 interprets the standards for determining when an employer is liable for payment of employer medical assistance contributions under M.G. L. c. 149, § 189; to establish payment procedures under 430 CMR 10.00; and to otherwise define how the Department of Unemployment Assistance will administer M.G.L. c. 149, § 189 regarding payment of employer medical assistance contributions beginning January 1, 2014. Employer medical assistance contributions support the provision of subsidized health care services funded by the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, the Catastrophic Illness in Children Fund, and the Health Safety Net Trust Fund.