Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Public Health

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Start Time:

9:00 AM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Children's Health; Vital Records; Late Files; Miscellaneous Public Health Matters

The Joint Committee on Public Health will conduct a hybrid public hearing in A-2 on November 15, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on bills relating to children’s health, vital records, late-filed bills, and miscellaneous public health matters.

Individuals testifying should limit their remarks to 3 minutes. All panels must be present, in person, at the hearing and 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/8bqtbrfqJj5VG58r5).

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: Persons planning to testify virtually must sign up no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 10, 2023. Individuals and groups testifying in person are strongly encouraged to register using the form above before 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 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 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 email's subject line. Those who plan to submit only written testimony may do so before or after the signup deadline.

PANEL TESTIMONY: If you wish to testify as a panel, you must ensure all individuals are physically present on the day of the hearing. Everyone else may register as individuals on the Microsoft Teams platform.

ORDER OF TESTIMONY: At their discretion, the Chairs will determine the order of testimony during the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals registered to testify to be prepared to speak when called upon by the Chairs. If the Chairs call an individual and that person is not logged on or has walked away from their Teams platform, they will call another person who has registered and is ready to testify.

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 Marisa.Bartolotta@mahouse.gov and Alexander.Nally@masenate.gov.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Public Health - 11-15-2023	11/15/2023 9:00 AM	03:48:16

Agenda

Children's Health; Vital Records; Late Files; Miscellaneous Public Health Matters 9:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.2124	An Act enabling trained school personnel to administer life saving epinephrine treatment	Bruce J. Ayers
S.1440	An Act enabling trained school personnel to administer life saving epinephrine treatment	Patrick M. O'Connor
H.2132	An Act to close the achievement gap by addressing disparities in children's vision	Christine P. Barber
H.2137	An Act relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities	David Biele
S.1370	An Act relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities	Paul R. Feeney
H.2180	An Act including Krabbe Disease in newborn screening	Colleen M. Garry
H.2187	An Act relative to conducting fetal and infant mortality review	Patricia A. Haddad
S.1414	An Act relative to conducting fetal and infant mortality review	Liz Miranda
H.2188	An Act clarifying participation in athletic safety programs	Patricia A. Haddad
H.2191	An Act to protect little lungs	James K. Hawkins
H.2211	An Act to update postural screenings in schools	Kay Khan
S.1350	An Act to update postural screenings in schools	Julian Cyr
H.2215	An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements	Kay Khan
S.1465	An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements	Michael F. Rush
H.2218	An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus	Kay Khan
S.1405	An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus	Joan B. Lovely
H.2222	An Act establishing a special commission to study the youth sports industry and other related matters	John J. Lawn, Jr.
S.1374	An Act establishing a special commission to study the youth sports industry	Barry R. Finegold
H.2226	An Act prohibiting the sale of dextromethorphan to minors	David Paul Linsky
S.1456	An Act prohibiting the sale of dextromethorphan to minors	Rebecca L. Rausch
H.2236	An Act relative to LSDs (Lysosomal Storage Disorders) in infants	Joseph D. McKenna
S.1366	An Act improving newborn screening tests	Ryan C. Fattman
H.2252	An Act promoting best practices in youth athletic coaching	Edward R. Philips
H.2258	An Act relative to improving asthma in schools	David M. Rogers
H.2273	An Act modernizing birth certificates	Dawne Shand
S.1459	An Act modernizing birth certificates	Rebecca L. Rausch
H.2281	An Act relative to student heart health	Andres X. Vargas
H.2283	An Act related to amending birth certificates	David T. Vieira
H.2284	An Act respecting autonomy in name choice for newly married partners	Tommy Vitolo
H.3623	An Act relative to autopsy reports by the medical examiner	Marjorie C. Decker
H.3624	An Act to promote public safety and certainty related to child deaths	Marjorie C. Decker
H.3633	An Act relative to lead pipe safety	Andres X. Vargas
S.1376	An Act to promote public safety and certainty related to child deaths	Cindy F. Friedman
H.3764	An Act relative to parental notification about student health evaluations	Tram T. Nguyen
H.4121	An Act requiring automated external defibrillators at sporting events	Russell E. Holmes
H.4145	An Act improving pediatric cancer research	Jessica Ann Giannino
S.2496	An Act improving pediatric cancer research	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1359	An Act regarding the pediatric palliative care program	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.1378	An Act regarding death certificates online	Anne M. Gobi
S.1420	An Act expanding healthcare proxy access to medical records	Mark C. Montigny
S.1437	An Act supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1441	An Act establishing a newborn health and safe sleep pilot program	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.1454	An Act relative to baseline concussion testing for student athletes	Marc R. Pacheco
S.1474	An Act relative to sudden cardiac arrest awareness	John C. Velis
S.1411	An Act to review hospitalization and emergency restraints in involuntary commitment	Paul W. Mark
H.3604	An Act directing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of incentivizing inpatient psychiatric hospitals to admit patients directly from community behavioral health centers	Bruce J. Ayers

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Children's Health; Vital Records; Late Files; Miscellaneous Public Health Matters 9:00am - 1:00pm

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