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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Priscila S. Sousa

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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 requiring hospital to maintain services.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3794        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2275 OF 2023-2024.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act requiring hospital to maintain services.

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

Section 51 of chapter 111 is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph, the following new sentence:-

“If any licensed facility is unable to provide the services required by said license, requiring the diversion or temporary pause in service of patients on three or more occasions in an calendar year, the Department shall immediately convene a public hearing in the community served by said facility and shall, at the Department’s sole discretion, consider corrective actions, including but not limited to revocation of said facility’s license.”