SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1641        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John C. Velis

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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 relative to staffing at home health and hospice agencies.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1641        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

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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 relative to staffing at home health and hospice agencies.

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

Section 72Y of chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended in the first paragraph by inserting after the word “hospital”, for the first time, the following words:- home health agencies as defined in chapter fifty-one K of chapter one hundred and eleven, hospice agencies as defined in chapter fifty-seven D of chapter one hundred and eleven;