HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 660 FILED ON: 1/14/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2209
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel R. 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 R. Cullinane | 12th Suffolk | 1/14/2019 |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk | 1/29/2019 |
RoseLee Vincent | 16th Suffolk | 1/29/2019 |
Daniel J. Hunt | 13th Suffolk | 1/29/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/29/2019 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Michael J. Finn | 6th Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Gerard J. Cassidy | 9th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 660 FILED ON: 1/14/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2209
By Mr. Cullinane of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2209) of Daniel R. Cullinane and others that the Group Insurance Commission provide diabetes prevention program benefits to certain active and retired employees. Public Service. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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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.