Annual Filing
Effective May 8, 2026MGL c. 6D, § 11 MGL c. 6D, § 12Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
- (1) A Provider Organization that meets one or both of the Registration criteria in 958 CMR 6.03(1) as of January 1st in a calendar year shall submit an Annual Filing for that calendar year, as specified in the Data Submission Manual, subject to the provisions of 958 CMR 6.03(2), (3), and (4) unless otherwise directed by the HPC.
- (2) A Provider Organization that does not meet the Registration criteria in 958 CMR 6.03(1) as of January 1st in a calendar year, but that meets the criteria at any time after January 1st shall submit an Annual Filing not later than 180 calendar days after meeting the Registration criteria, subject to the provisions of 958 CMR 6.03(2) and (3), unless otherwise authorized by the MA-RPO Program in writing.
- (3) A Provider Organization's Registration shall be valid for a 24-month period, beginning on the date of the notice issued by the MA-RPO Program pursuant to 958 CMR 6.04(10), subject to the satisfactory completion of the Annual Filing requirement in 958 CMR 6.03(1), unless otherwise specified by the MA-RPO Program or as provided in 958 CMR 6.04(7).
- (4) A Provider or Provider Organization not otherwise required to register by 958 CMR 6.03(1) and 6.04(2) may voluntarily submit an Annual Filing.
(5) Subject to the specifications and instructions detailed in the Data Submission Manual, and unless otherwise specified by the MA-RPO Program, an Annual Filing shall include the following information about the Provider Organization:
- (a) Information about the ownership, governance, and operational structure, including organizational charts, narrative descriptions of the type and kind of Corporate Affiliations and Contracting Affiliations, information on incentive structures and compensation models, including Funds Flow within the Provider Organization, information on Significant Equity Investors, Real Estate Investment Trusts, and Management Services Organizations, and information on the characteristics of any Clinical Affiliations and the role of Community Advisory Boards;
- (b) The number of Health Care Professional Full-Time Equivalents by license type and specialty, each Health Care Professional's name, address of principal location of work, national provider identifier, or other identifying information, and whether the Health Care Professional is employed by or affiliated with the Provider Organization and the nature of that relationship, including whether provisions exist in physician participation or employment agreements such as referral requirements;
- (c) The name and address of each Facility and Practice Site, including by license number, license type, tax identification number, national provider identifier, and capacity in each major service category;
- (d) The name, address, and capacity of all other locations where the Provider Organization delivers Health Care Services, including those services listed in M.G.L. c. 6D, § 22(a);
- (e) Comprehensive financial statements, including audited financial statements, consolidating schedules and standardized filings that shall include a balance sheet and a statement of operations, and including information on the Uppermost Corporate Parent, including their out-of-state operations, and Corporate Affiliates, including Significant Equity Investors, Health Care Real Estate Investment trusts and Management Services Organizations as applicable, and including details regarding annual costs, annual receipts, realized capital gains and losses, accumulated surplus and accumulated reserves;
- (f) Information on clinical quality, care coordination and patient referral practices;
- (g) Information regarding expenditures and funding sources for payroll, teaching, research, advertising, taxes or payments-in-lieu-of-taxes and other non-clinical functions;
- (h) Information regarding charitable care and community benefit programs;
- (i) For Risk-bearing Provider Organizations, a statement certifying that the RBPO has received a risk certificate or a waiver from the Division as required by M.G.L. c. 176T or any regulations promulgated thereunder;
- (j) Information regarding other assets and liabilities that may affect the financial condition of the Provider Organization or the Provider Organization's Facilities including, but not limited to, real estate sale-leaseback arrangements with Health Care Real Estate Investment Trusts;
- (k) Information regarding any discounts, rebates or any other type of refunds or remuneration in exchange for, or in any way related to, the provision of heath care services;
- (l) Information on stop-loss insurance and any non-fee-for-service payment arrangements;
- (m) Information on utilization by major service category;
- (n) Total revenue by payer under pay for performance arrangements, risk contracts, and other fee-for-service arrangements;
- (o) Attestations completed by two duly authorized officers of the Provider Organization that the Registration information is true and accurate; and
- (p) A registration fee payable to the Health Policy Commission as specified by the Commission.
- (6) After receiving an Annual Filing, the MA-RPO Program may, within 30 calendar days, require a Provider Organization to provide additional information to complete or supplement the Annual Filing for completeness or clarification. A Provider Organization shall respond to a request for additional information within 21 calendar days of the date of the request, unless otherwise specified in writing by the MA-RPO Program.
- (7) The MA-RPO Program shall determine whether an Annual Filing is complete within 45 calendar days of receipt of the filing or any supplementary material, whichever is later, and shall provide written notice of completion to the Provider Organization. An Annual Filing will not be considered complete until all materials required by the MA-RPO Program have been received.
- (8) The MA-RPO Program may require in writing, at any time, additional information reasonable and necessary to determine the financial condition, organizational structure, business practices, clinical services, or market share of a Registered Provider Organization. The MA-RPO Program may require a Registered Provider Organization with direct or indirect private equity investment to report required information quarterly or require the disclosure of relevant information from any Significant Equity Investor associated with a Registered Provider Organization. A Registered Provider Organization shall respond to a request for additional information within 21 calendar days of the date of the request, unless otherwise specified in writing by the MA-RPO Program.
- (9) The Registration requirements set forth in 958 CMR 6.04 may be fulfilled through the reporting of such information to other Commonwealth of Massachusetts agencies, as may be specified in the Data Submission Manual.
- (10) The Commission may issue administrative bulletins necessary to implement 958 CMR 6.00.