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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.843 194th (Current)

An Act making technical changes to the Betsy Lehman Center for patient safety and medical error reduction enabling statute

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 843) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation to make a technical changes to the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction enabling statute. Health Care Financing.

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Bill Information

Presenter:
Cynthia Stone Creem
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
The bill makes two amendments to the enabling statute of the Betsy Lehman Center (section 15 of chapter 12C of the General Laws). These changes would clarify the Center’s mandate and authorize creation of an expendable trust: Section 1. Revisions to subsection (b) of section 15. Clarifies the Legislature’s intent regarding the Betsy Lehman Center’s convening and planning roles to reflect the work the Center is leading to implement the Roadmap to Health Care Safety and to support safety monitoring of the Massachusetts health care system. Section 2. Revisions to subsection (h) of section 15. Adds language authorizing the creation of an expendable trust, enabling the Betsy Lehman Center to fulfill the existing mandate in subsection (h) to “seek federal and foundation support to supplement state resources to carry out the Lehman center's patient safety and medical error reduction goals.” Without an expendable trust, the Center would have no mechanism to accept or spend outside federal grant or foundation funding. The Betsy Lehman Center currently has a trust authorized temporarily through A&F. However, A&F urged the Center to seek specific trust-authorizing language to its enabling statute.
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