SENATE DOCKET, NO. 136        FILED ON: 1/13/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1429

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James B. Eldridge

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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 preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

2/26/2021

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/26/2021

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

3/9/2021

Adam Gomez

Hampden

3/30/2021

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

3/31/2021

John J. Cronin

Worcester and Middlesex

4/9/2021

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

4/12/2021

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

4/29/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 136        FILED ON: 1/13/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1429

By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1429) of James B. Eldridge, Carol A. Doherty, Michael D. Brady, Walter F. Timilty and other members of the General Court for legislation to preserve access to essential health services in a state of emergency.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency.

 

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 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of subsection (4) of section 51G the following:-

To preserve access to essential services, hospitals may not close any beds, units or facilities for the duration of any declared state of emergency pertaining to health care.