SENATE DOCKET, NO. 618 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 450
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marc R. Pacheco
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to preventing discrimination against certain health care providers..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Marc R. Pacheco |
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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 618 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 450
By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 450) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation to prevent discrimination against certain health care providers. Financial Services. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 508 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act relative to preventing discrimination against certain health care providers..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 15(i) of chapter 176O of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, shall be amended by inserting the following sentence at the end thereof:-
“If any carrier, including a dental or vision carrier, offers health care, dental care, or vision care benefits, said carrier shall contract with health care professionals, dental professionals and vision care professionals in a manner which will provide an equal proportion of representation of each duly licensed provider type regardless of geographic location.”