{"AmendmentNumber":"1699","ParentBillNumber":"H5500","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"MCD1","Name":"Marjorie C. Decker","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/MCD1","ResponseDate":"2026-04-17T09:42:09.667"},"Category":"Public Health","Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Expansion of Acute Psychiatric Services","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:\r\n\"SECTION XX. Section 25C ½ of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (a)(4) the following subsection:-\r\n(5) A health facility if the facility plans to make a capital expenditure for the development of acute psychiatric services including, inpatient, community based acute treatment, intensive community based acute treatment, partial hospitalization program, and crisis stabilization services; provided that the health facility demonstrates the need for a license from the department of mental health pursuant to paragraph c of section 19 of chapter 19 of the General Laws, as so appearing.\"\r\n"}