Amendment #1 to H4773

Preserving our Hospital-based Birthing and Maternal Health Services

Ms. Higgins of Leominster moves to amend the bill by inserting the following section:

Section XXX.

Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by amending subsection (4) of section 51G by inserting the following after “essential health service provided therein": -

“, or in the case of the proposed closure of birth center services or elimination of maternal health services, the hospital shall inform the department 40 weeks prior to the proposed closing.”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1 to H4773

Preserving our Hospital-based Birthing and Maternal Health Services