HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 937        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1362

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel Cullinane

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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 diabetes prevention program benefits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Daniel Cullinane

12th Suffolk

1/18/2017

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

 

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

 

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

 

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

 

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

 

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

 

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

 

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

 

David M. Nangle

17th Middlesex

 

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

 

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

 

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

 

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

 

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

 

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

 

Evandro C. Carvalho

5th Suffolk

 

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

 

Gerard Cassidy

9th Plymouth

 

Adrian Madaro

1st Suffolk

 

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

 

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

 

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

 

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

 

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 937        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1362

By Mr. Cullinane of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1362) of Daniel Cullinane and others for legislation to provide diabetes prevention program benefits.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to provide diabetes prevention program 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 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 17O the following section:-

Section 17P. The commission shall provide to any active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission and is identified as someone with prediabetes those items and services furnished under a diabetes prevention program recognized as a National Diabetes Prevention Program as established by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.