Bill H.527

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 532 FILED ON: 1/13/2017

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 527

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sean Garballey and Carolyn C. Dykema

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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 improve access to child and adolescent mental health services.

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
Sean Garballey	23rd Middlesex	1/13/2017
James M. Cantwell	4th Plymouth	1/27/2017
Daniel M. Donahue	16th Worcester	1/27/2017
James J. Dwyer	30th Middlesex	1/24/2017
James B. Eldridge	Middlesex and Worcester	1/27/2017
Kimberly N. Ferguson	1st Worcester	1/27/2017
Kenneth I. Gordon	21st Middlesex	1/26/2017
Denise Provost	27th Middlesex	1/24/2017
John H. Rogers	12th Norfolk	1/24/2017
Chris Walsh	6th Middlesex	1/23/2017
Jonathan Hecht	29th Middlesex	11/3/2017
Kay Khan	11th Middlesex	11/3/2017
Angelo M. Scaccia	14th Suffolk	11/3/2017
David Paul Linsky	5th Middlesex	11/3/2017
Michael S. Day	31st Middlesex	11/3/2017
Elizabeth A. Malia	11th Suffolk	11/3/2017
Paul R. Heroux	2nd Bristol	11/3/2017
Paul McMurtry	11th Norfolk	11/3/2017

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 532 FILED ON: 1/13/2017

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 527

By Representatives Garballey of Arlington and Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 527) of Sean Garballey and others relative to access to child and adolescent mental health services. Financial Services.

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 858 OF 2015-2016.]

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 improve access to child and adolescent mental health 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. Section 22 of Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph, inserted by section 1 of chapter 80 of the acts of 2000, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

For the purposes of this section, “licensed mental health professional” shall mean a licensed physician who specializes in the practice of psychiatry, a licensed psychologist, a licensed independent clinical social worker, a licensed mental health counselor, a licensed nurse mental health clinical specialist, or a licensed educational psychologist within the lawful scope of practice for such educational psychologist.

SECTION 2. Section 47B of Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the next to the last paragraph, inserted by section 2 of chapter 80 of the acts of 2000, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

SECTION 3. Section A of Chapter 176A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the next to the last paragraph, inserted by section 4 of chapter 80 of the acts of 2000, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

SECTION 4. Section 4A of Chapter 176B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the next to the last paragraph, inserted by section 6 of chapter 80 of the acts of 2000, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

SECTION 5. Section 4M of Chapter 176G of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the next to the last paragraph, inserted by section 10 of chapter 80 to the acts of 2000, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

SECTION 6. This act shall apply to all policies, contracts, agreements, plans and certificates of insurance issued or delivered within or without the commonwealth on or after March 1, 2006, and to all policies, contracts, agreements, plans and certificates of insurance in effect before that date upon renewal or after March 1, 2006.