An Act addressing barriers to care for mental health
Senate, November 9, 2021 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill addressing barriers to care for mental health (Senate, No. 1276) (also based on Senate, Nos. 675 and 1288),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2572).
| Clerk # | Sponsor | Title | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovely, Joan B. | Addressing wait times for MassHealth patients | Withdrawn | |
| Cronin, John J. | Investment in behavioral health care | Withdrawn | |
| (Redraft) | Cronin, John J. | ED Provision of Behavioral Health Care | Adopted |
| (Redraft) | Eldridge, James B. | Mental Health Care for Incarcerated People | Adopted |
| Finegold, Barry R. | Preventing Suicide Coercion | Withdrawn | |
| (Redraft) | Jehlen, Patricia D. | Signature Authority for Psychiatric Nurse Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists | Adopted |
| (Redraft) | Creem, Cynthia Stone | Screening for Childhood Trauma | Adopted |
| (Redraft) | Cronin, John J. | Medical Necessity Special Commission | Adopted |
| (Redraft) | Lesser, Eric P. | Defining clinical social work practice | Adopted |
| Lesser, Eric P. | Improving access to family physicians | Rejected | |
| Lesser, Eric P. | Establishing a commission to study substance use disorder and treatment disparities in the minority community | Rejected | |
| Fattman, Ryan C. | Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle excise tax exemption | Rejected | |
| Comerford, Joanne M. | Information Shared with Attorney General | Adopted | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Billing for mental health | Withdrawn | |
| Comerford, Joanne M. | Continuity of Care | Rejected | |
| Comerford, Joanne M. | Mental Health Crisis Number on Student IDs | Rejected | |
| Comerford, Joanne M. | Rural Considerations in Portal Design | Rejected | |
| Collins, Nick | Relative to Mental Health Providers | Rejected | |
| Rausch, Rebecca L. | Ensuring Access to Mental Health Supports in K-12 Schools | Withdrawn | |
| Collins, Nick | Relative to Recovery Homes | Withdrawn | |
| Eldridge, James B. | DMH Oversight of Mental Health Watch | Rejected | |
| Collins, Nick | Certification of Sober Homes | Withdrawn | |
| Collins, Nick | Relative to Providing Life Saving Treatment | Withdrawn | |
| Crighton, Brendan P. | Standard Release Form Advisory Group Makeup | Adopted | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Commission Meeting | Adopted |
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