HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 272        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 900

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Paul Linsky

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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 to provide for tobacco cessation benefits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/13/2015

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

9/5/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

9/5/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

9/5/2019

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

9/5/2019

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

9/5/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

9/5/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

9/5/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

9/5/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

9/5/2019

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

9/5/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

9/5/2019

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

9/5/2019

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

9/5/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

9/5/2019

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

9/5/2019

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

9/5/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

9/5/2019

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

9/5/2019

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

26th Middlesex

9/5/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

9/5/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

9/5/2019

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

9/5/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

9/5/2019

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

9/5/2019

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

9/5/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 272        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 900

By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 900) of David Paul Linsky and others relative to requiring certain insurance policies to include coverage for nicotine based and non-nicotine based smoking cessation products.  Financial Services.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 945 OF 2013-2014.]

 

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 to provide for tobacco cessation benefits.

 

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 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 17K the following section:-

Section 17L. The commission shall provide to any active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission a smoking and tobacco use cessation treatment benefit. Smoking and tobacco use cessation treatment and information benefits shall include nicotine replacement therapy, other evidence-based pharmacologic aids to quitting smoking, and accompanying counseling by a physician, certified tobacco use cessation counselor, or other qualified clinician.