SENATE DOCKET, NO. 971        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 768

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jason M. Lewis

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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 providing Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation programs.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

1/26/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/30/2023

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/2/2023

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

2/3/2023

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Norfolk

2/10/2023

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

3/3/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/6/2023

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

3/6/2023

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

8/3/2023

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

8/3/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 971        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 768

By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 768) of Jason M. Lewis, Joanne M. Comerford, Jack Patrick Lewis, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 792 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 providing Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation programs.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end of section 10M the following:-

“provided further that “tobacco use cessation counseling” shall include individual, group and phone counseling by a physician, dentist, behavioral health counselor, mental health counselor, certified tobacco use cessation counselor, or other qualified clinician."