SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1902        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1406

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul W. Mark

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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:

 

Paul W. Mark

Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire

 

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/13/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/13/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/13/2023

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

2/21/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

3/1/2023

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

3/23/2023

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

7/10/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

7/10/2023

Adam Gomez

Hampden

9/22/2023

Pavel M. Payano

First Essex

10/19/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1902        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1406

By Mr. Mark, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1406) of Paul W. Mark, Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Jack Patrick Lewis, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to preserve access to hospital 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:
 

Chapter 111 of the General Laws 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 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.