MA H1867

Bill

To support access, value and equity in health care (SAVE Act)

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to nurse practitioner services and related care. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill, titled the "Support Access, Value and Equity in Health Care (SAVE) Act," aims to expand the role and authority of nurse practitioners in Massachusetts. The key provisions of the bill include: 1) Defining "Medication Order" to include orders entered by nurse practitioners; 2) Classifying nurse practitioners as "Practitioners" under the state's controlled substances law, allowing them to prescribe and administer certain drugs; 3) Authorizing the Board of Registration in Nursing to independently regulate the provision of nurse practitioner services, including ordering and interpreting tests, and ordering and evaluating treatments; and 4) Requiring health insurance carriers to consider participating provider nurse practitioners as qualified primary care providers. The bill also sets a deadline of December 31, 2020, for the Department of Public Health and the Board of Registration in Nursing to promulgate regulations to implement these changes.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (88)

Brian Ashe (D), Bruce Ayers (D), Christine Barber (D), John Barrett (D), Jennifer Benson (D), David Biele (D), Paul Brodeur (D), Tony Cabral (D), Dan Cahill (D), Pete Capano (D), Tackey Chan (D), Mike Connolly (D), Edward Coppinger (D), William Crocker (R), Daniel Cullinane (D), Angelo D'Emilia (R), Mike Day (D), David DeCoste (R), Viriato deMacedo (R), Diana Dizoglio (D), Mindy Domb (D), Dan Donahue (D), Paul Donato (D), Shawn Dooley (R), William Driscoll (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Carole Fiola (D), Bill Galvin (D), Sean Garballey (D), Denise Garlick (D), Colleen Garry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Susan Gifford (R), Thomas Golden (D), Carlos González (D), Ken Gordon (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Pat Haddad (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Bradford Hill (R), Kate Hogan (D), Kevin Honan (D), Steven Howitt (R), Brad Jones (R), Louis Kafka (D), Hannah Kane (R), James Kelcourse (R), Kay Khan (D), John Lawn (D), David Linsky (D), Adrian Madaro (D), John Mahoney (D), Paul Mark (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Leonard Mirra (R), Rady Mom (D), Frank Moran (D), Dave Muradian (R), Matt Muratore (R), James Murphy (D), David Nangle (D), Harold Naughton (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Norm Orrall (R), Sarah Peake (D), Alice Peisch (D), Denise Provost (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Mike Rush (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Jon Santiago (D), Tom Stanley (D), Chynah Tyler (D), Andy Vargas (D), John Velis (D), RoseLee Vincent (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Tom Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5038 (on 10/15/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1867

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1867
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1867.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1124	To strengthen the PIP process	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1849	Recognizing pharmacists as health care providers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1914	To improve access to family physicians	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3388	Improving medical decision making	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H5038	Study Order - Public Health Matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H79	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a constitutional right to health care	Placed on file	Similar To
H914	Alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S1295	To reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2671	Similar To
S222	To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records	Accompanied a study order, see S2537	Similar To
S2447	Regulating central service technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S543	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S548	Expanding access to affordable telemedicine services	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S559	Relative to special education health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S561	Empowering health care consumers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S670	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S687	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S729	Relative to the closing of hospital essential services	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S838	Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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