SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1887 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1386
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John F. Keenan
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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 relative to the determination of need of new technology.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1887 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1386
By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1386) of John F. Keenan for legislation relative to the determination of need of new technology. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1448 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 relative to the determination of need of new technology.
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 25B of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “New technology”, and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-
''New technology'', equipment such as magnetic resonance imagers and linear accelerators, as may be defined by the department, or a service, as may be defined by the department, which for reasons of quality, access or cost is determined to be new technology by the department; provided, however, that computerized tomography and any equipment that is widely utilized as standard diagnostic treatment or therapeutic technology shall not be considered new technology.