SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1157        FILED ON: 2/12/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 792

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jason M. Lewis

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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 providing Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation programs.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/25/2021

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

3/1/2021

Adam J. Scanlon

14th Bristol

6/2/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1157        FILED ON: 2/12/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 792

By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 792) of Jason M. Lewis, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and John F. Keenan for legislation to provide Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 704 OF 2019-2020.]

 

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 providing Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation programs.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end of section 10M the following:-

“provided further that “tobacco use cessation counseling” shall include individual, group and phone counseling by a physician, dentist, behavioral health counselor, mental health counselor, certified tobacco use cessation counselor, or other qualified clinician.”