HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 822        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1784

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ruth B. Balser

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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 increasing access to psychological services.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/14/2015

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

1/15/2015

Jose F. Tosado

9th Hampden

10/1/2019

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

10/1/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

10/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

10/1/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

10/1/2019

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

10/1/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

10/1/2019

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

10/1/2019

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

10/1/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

10/1/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

10/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 822        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1784

By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1784) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to payments for psychological services provided by MassHealth.  Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to increasing access to psychological services.

 

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.  Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 10 H the following new section:-

“Section 10 I.  The division shall cover treatment, diagnostic evaluations, assessment, testing and supervisory services provided by licensed psychologists.