SECTION 1.  Section 16O of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as amended by section 5 of chapter 154 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by striking out, in the second sentence, the words “racial, ethnic”, and inserting in place thereof, the following:- race, ethnicity, gender.

SECTION 2.  Subsection (a) of section 16AA of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as inserted by section 7 of chapter 154 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended within the definition of “disparities”, by striking out the words “among specific racial and ethnic groups”, and inserting in place thereof the following:- between individuals based on race, ethnicity, gender and disability status.

SECTION 3.  Subsection (c) of section 16AA of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as inserted by section 7 of chapter 154 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by striking, in the first sentence, the words “racial and ethnic health and health care”.

SECTION 4.  Subsection (f) of section 16AA of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as inserted by section 7 of chapter 154 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended, in the second sentence, by striking the words: “racial and ethnic health”.

SECTION 5.  Section 5 of chapter 6D of the General Laws, as amended by section 8 of chapter 154 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended in the third sentence by striking the words “in racial, ethnic and disabled communities”, and inserting in place thereof, the following:- on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender and disability status,

SECTION 6.  This act shall take effect on January 1, 2025.