SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1057 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 690
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brendan P. Crighton
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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 mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Brendan P. Crighton | Third Essex |
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Marcus S. Vaughn | 9th Norfolk | 2/28/2025 |
Steven George Xiarhos | 5th Barnstable | 2/28/2025 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 2/28/2025 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 2/28/2025 |
John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth | 2/28/2025 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 2/28/2025 |
Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth | 2/28/2025 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Norfolk | 2/28/2025 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 2/28/2025 |
Dylan A. Fernandes | Plymouth and Barnstable | 2/28/2025 |
Jacob R. Oliveira | Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester | 2/28/2025 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/28/2025 |
John C. Velis | Hampden and Hampshire | 2/28/2025 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/28/2025 |
Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | 3/8/2025 |
Pavel M. Payano | First Essex | 3/14/2025 |
Nick Collins | First Suffolk | 4/1/2025 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | First Plymouth and Norfolk | 4/4/2025 |
Paul W. Mark | Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire | 4/15/2025 |
Paul R. Feeney | Bristol and Norfolk | 4/30/2025 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 5/16/2025 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1057 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 690
By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 690) of Brendan P. Crighton, Marcus S. Vaughn, Steven George Xiarhos, Paul K. Frost and other members of the General Court for legislation to mandate access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer. Financial Services. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 608 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 mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
A firefighter employed as a full-time paid employee of a fire department of the state or a city, town, fire or water district, shall be provided a cancer screening examination conducted by a physician not less than three years after the start of the firefighter’s employment as a firefighter and every three years thereafter during the course of the firefighter’s employment.
This section shall also apply to members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department, members of the 104th fighter wing fire department, and members of the Devens fire department established pursuant to chapter 498 of the acts of 1993 and, for the purposes of this section, the Massachusetts Port Authority, the Massachusetts Military Reservation, the Barnes Air National Guard Base and the Devens Regional Enterprise Zone established pursuant to said chapter 498 shall be fire districts.
The examination shall include screening for, at a minimum and when applicable, the following cancers: colon; lung; bladder; oral; thyroid; skin; blood; breast; cervical; testicular; and prostate.
All costs associated with screenings provided under this section shall be borne by the firefighter’s health care benefits plan or program provided by the firefighter’s employer. No co-payment, deductible, coinsurance, or any out-of-pocket expense shall be required for such examinations.
This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.