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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill H.2079 192nd (2021 - 2022)

An Act relative to creating a universal consent process to share sensitive health information between healthcare providers

By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2079) of Marjorie C. Decker, David Allen Robertson and Lindsay N. Sabadosa that public and private agencies, departments, corporations, provider organizations and licensed professionals receive mental health and substance use disorder information to utilize for treatment. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Bill Information

Presenter:
Marjorie C. Decker
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Bill History

Displaying 13 actions for Bill H.2079
Date Branch Action
3/29/2021 House Referred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
3/29/2021 Senate Senate concurred
6/15/2021 Joint Hearing scheduled for 07/19/2021 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
7/8/2021 Joint Hearing canceled – new hearing TBD
9/29/2021 Joint Hearing scheduled for 11/08/2021 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
2/9/2022 House Reporting date extended to Monday May 9, 2022, pending concurrence
3/24/2022 Senate Senate concurred
5/12/2022 House Reporting date extended to Tuesday May 31, 2022, pending concurrence
5/26/2022 Senate Senate concurred
6/2/2022 House Reporting date extended to Thursday June 30, 2022, pending concurrence
6/29/2022 Senate Senate concurred
7/7/2022 House Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
1/3/2023 House No further action taken

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