MA H127

Bill

To establish a registry of caretakers found to have substantiated abuse against persons with intellectual disability or developmental disability

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Haggerty of Woburn, a petition of Richard M. Haggerty, Jerald A. Parisella and Jonathan Hecht establishing a registry of caretakers found to have substantiated abuse against persons with intellectual disability or developmental disability. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a registry of caretakers found to have substantiated abuse against persons with intellectual disability or developmental disability. The key provisions include: 1. Defining key terms like "abuse," "abuser," and "caretaker." 2. Creating the Massachusetts Disability Abuse Registry to list caretakers with substantiated findings of abuse or financial exploitation. 3. Requiring providers to check the registry before hiring and prohibiting them from hiring individuals on the registry. 4. Providing whistleblower protections for employees who report abuse. 5. Limiting public access to the registry and allowing only certain entities to access the information. 6. Requiring an annual audit of the registry to ensure compliance. 7. Mandating the Disabled Persons Protection Commission to submit substantiated abuse findings to the registry. 8. Providing caretakers the right to a hearing before the Massachusetts Division of Administrative Law Appeals regarding their placement on the registry.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Rich Haggerty (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Jerry Parisella (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4074 (on 09/18/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H127

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H127
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H127.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H123	Regarding the use of aversive therapy	Accompanied a study order, see H5088	Similar To
H128	To support equal access to community care for elders and the disabled	Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2954	Relative to providing improved access to taxicabs for persons with disabilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3427	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4074	To protect persons with intellectual or developmental disability from abuse	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by
H621	Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth	Accompanied S356	Similar To
H87	Relative to applied behavior analysis services	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H88	Relative to community based day support services	Accompanied a new draft, see H4496	Similar To
S1288	Supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2427	Updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted	Similar To

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