Hearing Details Joint Committee on Aging and Independence

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Start Time:: 10:00 AM
Location:: A-2 and Virtual
Event Description: Joint Committee on Aging and Independence Hearing

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs. 

All matters filed in the House that are listed in the agenda for this hearing are required to be reported on by November 15, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27. 

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website https://malegislature.gov/. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Aging and Independence page. 

At the discretion of the Chairs, and per committee rules, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others. 

Written testimony can be submitted via email to Joint Committee on Aging & Independence or physically mailed to:

Senate Chair Patricia Jehlen

Joint Committee on Aging & Independence 

ATTN: Tara Christian, Legislative Aide

24 Beacon St., Room 424

Boston, MA  02133 

To register to testify in-person or virtually, please complete  this form by September 14, 2025. Those registering to testify virtually will receive further instructions by e-mail about how to participate. Same-day registration is only available to those testifying in person. 

For in-person and remote testimony please include: 

1. Name; 

2. Organization you represent; 

3. Whether on behalf of yourself or an organization; 

4. Mailing address; 

5. Email address; 

6. Telephone number; 

7. In-person or remote testimony; 

8. Bills testifying on; 

9. Whether support or oppose. 

This hearing will be chaired by Senator Patricia Jehlen. If you have any questions regarding the hearing, legislation, format of the hearing, or reasonable accommodations required to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process, please email: Vicki Halal. Chair Jehlen's office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-1578. 

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Videos
Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Aging and Independence - 9-16-2025	9/16/2025 10:00 AM	00:35:55

Long-Term Care and Miscellaneous 10:00am - 1:00pm

Hearing Agenda
Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.759	An Act improving oversight in long-term care facilities	Rob Consalvo
H.760	An Act to increase access to the flu vaccine for older adults	Rob Consalvo
H.761	An Act to strengthen the long-term care workforce and capital trust fund	Manny Cruz
H.763	An Act relative to assessing the feasibility of in-state drug manufacturing	Marjorie C. Decker
H.766	An Act relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance	Paul J. Donato
H.768	An Act relative to certified medical directors at skilled nursing facilities	Kenneth I. Gordon
H.772	An Act establishing a commission to study the financial abuse of elders	Hannah Kane
H.773	An Act relative to transparent name changes in nursing facilities	Sally P. Kerans
H.790	An Act to support quality improvement in nursing homes	Thomas M. Stanley
H.793	An Act protecting the rights of older adults and people with disabilities	Jeffrey Rosario Turco
H.794	An Act clarifying responsibility for policy and budgetary decision-making in nursing homes	Jeffrey Rosario Turco
H.795	An Act promoting infection prevention and privacy for residents of nursing homes	Jeffrey Rosario Turco
H.797	An Act requiring the certification of medical directors in skilled nursing facilities	Steven Ultrino
H.798	An Act requiring dignity, privacy, and safety for residents in nursing homes and rest homes	Thomas P. Walsh
S.479	An Act to improve transparency and accountability for residents of long-term care	Joan B. Lovely
S.480	An Act promoting infection prevention and privacy for residents of nursing homes	Joan B. Lovely
S.483	An Act providing for certification of skilled nursing facility medical directors	Mark C. Montigny
S.485	An Act to establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities	Mark C. Montigny
S.488	An Act requiring the certification of medical directors in skilled nursing facilities	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.492	An Act protecting the rights of older adults and people with disabilities	Bruce E. Tarr
S.493	An Act to strengthen the long-term care workforce and capital trust fund	Bruce E. Tarr
S.494	An Act relative to nursing home policies regarding notice of vacancy	John C. Velis
S.496	An Act clarifying responsibility for policy and budgetary decision-making in nursing homes	John C. Velis

Present (4)

Thomas M. Stanley (HOU)

Lisa Field (HOU)

Carmine Lawrence Gentile (HOU)

Erika Uyterhoeven (HOU)

No Reason Given (7)

David Biele (HOU)

Nicholas A. Boldyga (HOU)

Michelle L. Ciccolo (HOU)

David F. DeCoste (HOU)

Samantha Montaño (HOU)

Margaret R. Scarsdale (HOU)

Susannah M. Whipps (HOU)

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Hearing Details Joint Committee on Aging and Independence

Long-Term Care and Miscellaneous 10:00am - 1:00pm

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