HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 913        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2143

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Peter Capano

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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 hospital services.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Peter Capano

11th Essex

1/17/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/26/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

1/26/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/26/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/30/2023

Adrianne Pusateri Ramos

14th Essex

1/30/2023

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

2/1/2023

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

2/3/2023

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/8/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/13/2023

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/17/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

3/9/2023

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

7/11/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

7/11/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

7/11/2023

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/24/2024

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

2/3/2024


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 913        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2143

By Representative Capano of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2143) of Peter Capano and others that the Department of Public Health create a process for state receivership for certain hospitals or free-standing clinics that provides essential health services.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act preserving access to hospital services.

 

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 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of section 51G the following new section:

(7) The department, in conjunction with other state departments or agencies, shall promulgate regulations creating a process for state receivership for any hospital or free-standing clinic that provides essential health services and (a) closes without providing the required 90-day notice or (b) closes a hospital or free-standing clinic following a determination by the department that a closure would constitute a  discontinuation of services necessary for preserving access and health status in the hospital or free-standing clinic’s service area. These regulations shall include a mechanism and source for funding said receivership.