Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Health

Event Details

Status:

Canceled

Event Date:

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Start Time:

9:00 AM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Patient Safety; Health Equity; Emergency Medical Services; Disposition of Remains; Miscellaneous Public Health Matters

The Joint Committee on Public Health will conduct a hybrid public hearing in A-2 on July 26, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on bills relating to Patient Safety, Health Equity, Emergency Medical Services, Disposition of Remains, and Miscellaneous public health matters.

Individuals testifying should limit their remarks to 3 minutes. All panels should limit their testimony to a total of 6 minutes.

***INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION / TESTIMONY***

LINK TO PRE-REGISTER TO TESTIFY: Persons who wish to testify in person or virtually or submit written testimony may do so by completing this form linked here (https://forms.gle/jEdrtVkYnRDdMGsKA).

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: Persons planning to testify virtually must sign up no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2023. Individuals and groups testifying in person are strongly encouraged to register using the form above prior to the deadline. Registration by the deadline is required for those who wish to testify virtually during the live hearing and encouraged for those who wish to testify in person. Persons who do not have a Google account or do not wish to use the Google form can submit testimony and/or sign up to testify by emailing: JointCommittee.PublicHealth@malegislature.gov. Please indicate whether you plan to testify in person or virtually. Participants who indicate that they plan to testify virtually will receive an invitation to the hearing with instructions via email after the deadline closes.

SAME DAY SIGN-UP FOR IN-PERSON TESTIMONY ONLY – IF TIME ALLOWS: Individuals who miss the deadline to pre-register for testimony may appear on the day of the hearing and sign-up to speak in person on forms provided by committee staff outside of the hearing room. Time permitting, when all pre-registered individuals have been called to testify, the Chairs will then call any individuals who sign-up on the day of the hearing.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: If you would like to provide written testimony, please include the bill number in the subject line of the email, as well as your name, address, phone number, and organization, if any, on the submitted testimony. Written testimony is encouraged and will continue to be accepted after the hearing until the relevant bill is acted upon. Such testimony may be submitted via email to JointCommittee.PublicHealth@malegislature.gov. Please include "Public Health Committee Testimony, [Relevant Bill Number]" in the subject line of the email. Those who plan to submit only written testimony may do so before or after the signup deadline.

ORDER OF TESTIMONY: The Chairs, at their discretion, will determine the order of testimony during the course of the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals registered to testify to be prepared to speak when called upon by the Chairs. In the event that an individual is called by the Chairs and that person is not logged into the Teams platform, the Chairs will move on and call the next individual or panel. Kindly note, efforts will be made to hear all individuals and panels registered to testify; however, it is possible that time may not permit all testimony to be heard. The Committee welcomes written testimony from all parties.

This hearing will be recorded and archived for later viewing. Those who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the livestream under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website.

If you have any questions, you may email Kathleen.Hornby@mahouse.gov and Alexander.Nally@masenate.gov

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Agenda

Patient Safety; Health Equity; Emergency Medical Services; Disposition of Remains; Miscellaneous 9:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.2142	An Act relative to the presence of chaperones	Daniel Cahill
H.2146	An Act prohibiting nonconsensual intimate examinations of anesthetized or unconscious patients	Mindy Domb
S.1333	An Act prohibiting nonconsensual intimate examinations of anesthetized or unconscious patients	Joanne M. Comerford
H.2154	An Act establishing a task force to study the sustainability of emergency medical services	William J. Driscoll, Jr.
H.2161	An Act governing not for profit hospital system or service operating an ambulance service	Michael J. Finn
H.2168	An Act relative to preventing death by drug overdose	William C. Galvin
H.2173	An Act requiring automatic external defibrillator devices in health clubs	Sean Garballey
H.2174	An Act relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Sean Garballey
S.1461	An Act relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Michael F. Rush
H.2176	An Act relative to emergency medical services oversight	Denise C. Garlick
S.1367	An Act relative to emergency medical services oversight	Paul R. Feeney
H.2192	An Act protecting patients and healthcare workers from exposure to surgical smoke	James K. Hawkins
S.1332	An Act protecting patients and health care workers from exposure to surgical smoke	Joanne M. Comerford
H.2193	An Act expanding after-death care options	Natalie M. Higgins
S.1339	An Act expanding after-death care options	Cynthia Stone Creem
H.2196	An Act promoting patient safety and equitable access to care	Natalie M. Higgins
S.1361	An Act promoting patient safety and equitable access to care	Lydia Edwards
H.2203	An Act relative to informed consent for concurrent surgical procedures	Hannah Kane
H.2206	An Act to permit the scattering of unclaimed cremated remains at sea	Patrick Joseph Kearney
H.2208	An Act relative to abandoned remains	Sally P. Kerans
H.2214	An Act establishing a commission on quality patient outcomes and professional nursing practice	Kay Khan
S.1467	An Act establishing a commission on quality patient outcomes and nurse staffing	Bruce E. Tarr
H.2220	An Act to develop a coordinated stroke care system	John J. Lawn, Jr.
S.1342	An Act to develop a coordinated stroke care system	Brendan P. Crighton
H.2238	An Act permitting ambulances to transport patients to urgent care centers	Lenny Mirra
H.2240	An Act providing access to patient protection services for all Massachusetts residents	Samantha Montaño
H.2242	An Act relative to the permit for removal or transportation of refuse	David K. Muradian, Jr.
H.2250	An Act to improve outcomes for sudden cardiac arrest	Edward R. Philips
S.1427	An Act relative to improving outcomes for sudden cardiac arrest	Michael O. Moore
H.2264	An Act to create equitable approaches to public health	Lindsay N. Sabadosa
S.1407	An Act to create equitable approaches to public health	Paul W. Mark
H.2266	An Act to promote public health through the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund	Jon Santiago
S.1400	An Act to promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Jason M. Lewis
H.2267	An Act regarding racism as a public health crisis in Massachusetts	Jon Santiago
S.1412	An Act regarding racism as a public health crisis in Massachusetts	Liz Miranda
H.2270	An Act relative to the safer treatment	Jon Santiago
H.2278	An Act relative to culturally competent and effective health care	Chynah Tyler
S.1413	An Act relative to culturally competent and effective health care	Liz Miranda
H.2282	An Act relative to requiring trauma kits in public buildings	Marcus S. Vaughn
S.1462	An Act relative to requiring trauma kits in public buildings	Michael F. Rush
H.3607	An Act relative to the exposure of public safety officials to HIV	Gerard J. Cassidy
H.3610	An Act promoting health, safety and sanitation in cities and towns in the Commonwealth	Rob Consalvo
H.3625	An Act relative to videotaping, audiotaping and photographing persons receiving medical treatment	Marjorie C. Decker
H.3912	An Act relative to automated external defibrillators in sporting facilities and stadiums	Ryan M. Hamilton
H.3924	An Act relative to AEDs for athletic fields	Marcus S. Vaughn
S.1343	An Act relative to modernizing the regulation of clinical laboratories	Brendan P. Crighton
S.1351	An Act relative to the department of public health state public health laboratory campus	Julian Cyr
S.1355	An Act relative to safer treatment for pain	Julian Cyr
S.1358	An Act relative to LGBTQ health equity	Julian Cyr
S.1365	An Act authorizing Valley Chapel in the town of Uxbridge to construct and operate a columbarium for the disposition of ashes of certain community members	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1368	An Act relative to patient identity and privacy protection in waiting rooms	Paul R. Feeney
S.1393	An Act relative to color coded patient wristbands	Jason M. Lewis
S.1403	An Act governing the operation of ambulance services by not-for-profit hospital systems or services	Joan B. Lovely
S.1416	An Act to prevent death and disability from stroke	Mark C. Montigny
S.1433	An Act relative to stroke data reporting	Michael O. Moore
S.1434	An Act establishing the human service transportation (HST) consumer advisory board	Susan L. Moran
S.1438	An Act to protect patients with Alzheimer's, dementia, and other psychiatric illnesses	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1445	An Act relative to the safety of Autistic and Alzheimer's individuals	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1451	An Act relative to environmentally-friendly burial alternatives	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.1463	An Act relative to public safety and public health worker protections	Michael F. Rush
S.163	An Act expanding options for EMT paramedics	Ryan C. Fattman
H.3618	An Act relative to stroke system of care	Mark J. Cusack

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Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Health

Patient Safety; Health Equity; Emergency Medical Services; Disposition of Remains; Miscellaneous 9:00am - 1:00pm

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