101 CMR 20.15
Penalty Schedules
Schedule B: Penalties for not connecting to the Mass HIway
via exchanging HIway Direct Messaging
Provider
Organization*
Penalty
Acute Care Hospital
⢠At the Year 1 required connection date: $0
⢠At the Year 2 and Year 3 dates: $0
⢠At the Year 4 date (i.e., January 2020): $30,000 per year
Large Medical
Ambulatory Practice
⢠At the Year 1 required connection date (i.e., January 2018): $0
⢠At the Year 2 and Year 3 dates: $0
⢠At the Year 4 date (i.e., January 2021): $20,000 per year
Medium Medical
Ambulatory Practice
⢠At the Year 1 required connection date (i.e., January 2018): $0
⢠At the Year 2 and Year 3 dates: $0
⢠At the Year 4 date (i.e., January 2021): $5,000 per year
Large Community
Health Center
⢠At the Year 1 required connection date (i.e., January 2018): $0
⢠At the Year 2 and Year 3 dates: $0
⢠At the Year 4 date (i.e., January 2021): $5,000 per year
Small Community
Health Center
⢠At the Year 1 required connection date (i.e., January 2019): $0
⢠At the Year 2 and Year 3 dates: $0
⢠At the Year 4 date (i.e., January 2022): $1,000 per year
* Definitions of provider organizations are provided in 101 CMR 20.06.
Schedule C: Penalties for Acute Care Hospitals
that do not meet the ADT submission requirement
Provider
Organization
Penalty
Acute Care Hospital
⢠July 1, 2020: $30,000 per year