Senate, July 29, 2024 - The committee on Ways and Means to whom was referred House Bill promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options (House, No. 4785); reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2899; and by striking the title and inserting in place thereof the following title: "An Act relative to increasing access to perinatal health care".
| Clerk # | Sponsor | Title | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creem, Cynthia Stone | Improving Access to Breast Pumps | Withdrawn | |
| (Redraft) | Lovely, Joan B. | Newborn Screenings for Congenital Cytomegalovirus | Adopted |
| Lovely, Joan B. | Helping Overdosing Persons in Emergencies | Withdrawn | |
| Lovely, Joan B. | Well-being of New Mothers and Infants | Withdrawn | |
| Lovely, Joan B. | Minimizing Suffering During Commitment Process | Withdrawn | |
| Lovely, Joan B. | Supporting Families Dealing with Sudden Unexplained Death in Pediatrics | Rejected | |
| Creem, Cynthia Stone | Out-of-State Adoptions | Withdrawn | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Perinatal Individuals Definition | Adopted | |
| Crighton, Brendan P. | Increasing Access to Nurse-Midwifery Services | Adopted | |
| Payano, Pavel | MassHealth Doula Reimbursements | Withdrawn | |
| Moran, Susan L. | Lactation Care | Withdrawn | |
| Rodrigues, Michael J. | Corrective Amendment | Adopted | |
| Comerford, Joanne M. | Licensed certified professional midwives | Rejected | |
| O'Connor, Patrick M. | Human Donor Milk Coverage | Rejected | |
| Edwards, Lydia | Doula Advisory Committee | Withdrawn | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | adding Midwives to the Massachusetts Loan Repayment Program | Rejected | |
| Miranda, Liz | Patient Bill of Rights | Withdrawn | |
| Oliveira, Jacob R. | PMAD Information for Caregivers | Rejected | |
| Feeney, Paul R. | Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy | Rejected | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | NonTraditional Hour Childcare under the C3 Grant Program | Rejected | |
| (Redraft) | Rausch, Rebecca L. | Clarifying Post-Pregnancy | Adopted |
| (Redraft) | Rausch, Rebecca L. | Midwifery Governance Collaboration | Adopted |
| Rausch, Rebecca L. | CPM Professional Autonomy | Adopted | |
| O'Connor, Patrick M. | Board of Registration in Midwifery | Withdrawn | |
| (Redraft) | Rausch, Rebecca L. | CPM Credential | Adopted |
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