HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3561 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3569
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Linda Dean Campbell
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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 requiring annual lung cancer screenings for firefighters.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Linda Dean Campbell | 15th Essex | 1/20/2017 |
Carole A. Fiola | 6th Bristol |
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Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 4/11/2017 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 1/24/2017 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 1/31/2017 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 1/23/2017 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 1/26/2017 |
Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 2/1/2017 |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 4/7/2017 |
Kathleen O'Connor Ives | First Essex | 2/3/2017 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 1/30/2017 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/31/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3561 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3569
By Mrs. Campbell of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3569) of Linda Dean Campbell and others for legislation to authorize annual lung cancer screenings for firefighters. Financial Services. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act requiring annual lung cancer screenings for firefighters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 101A the following section:-
Section 101B. (a) Any permanent, full-time, call, volunteer, intermittent, part-time or reserve firefighter may participate in any initial lung cancer screening or subsequent lung cancer screening or evaluation as recommended by the American Cancer Society upon the referral of such firefighter’s primary care physician. Such screenings shall be deemed to be medically necessary for the purposes of coverage by any insurance plan, including but not limited to any such firefighter insured under chapter 32A, 175, 176A, 176B or 176G or any other general or special law.
(b) Lung cancer screening services performed under this section shall not be subject to any co-payment, deductible, coinsurance or other cost-sharing requirement.