HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 366 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2238
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Lenny Mirra
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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 permitting ambulances to transport patients to urgent care centers.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Lenny Mirra | 2nd Essex | 1/11/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 366 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2238
By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2238) of Lenny Mirra relative to permitting ambulances to transport patients to urgent care centers. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2376 OF 2021-2022.]
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 permitting ambulances to transport patients to urgent care centers.
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. Section 2 of Chapter 111C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-
(17) in situations determined as non-emergency, permit the transportation of patients directly to a clinic, as defined in section 52 of chapter 111, including an urgent care center, instead of an emergency department.