MA H1722

Bill

Relative to the safe care of residents with active substance use disorder accessing skilled nursing facility care

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the safe care of residents with active substance use disorder accessing skilled nursing facility care. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve the care and safety of residents with active substance use disorder who are accessing skilled nursing facility care. It requires the Department of Public Health, in consultation with a new Post-Acute Care Substance Use Disorder Council, to establish criteria for special care units in long-term care facilities to meet the needs of these patients. The bill also directs the Department to develop a resource guide to assist facilities in accessing counseling services and promoting safe patient discharges. The Department is required to seek any necessary waivers from the federal government and provide regular updates to legislative committees on the implementation of these new policies.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Tami Gouveia (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jack Lewis (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4450 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1722

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1722
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1722.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H112	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a new draft, see H4485	Similar To
H1172	Ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1751	Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	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
H4450	Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery	Reported, in part, by H1745	Replaced by
H557	Relative to instruction in pregnancy and prenatal care	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H558	Relative to the licensure and regulation of au pair and nanny agencies by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
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
H96	To provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
S1140	Relative to substance use accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2550	Similar To
S1308	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2278	Similar To
S1311	Relative to radon testing	Accompanied a new draft, see S2696	Similar To
S222	To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records	Accompanied a study order, see S2537	Similar To
S2278	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	New draft substituted, see S2296	Similar To
S2296	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	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
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
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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H112

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Accompanied a new draft, see H4485

Similar To

H1172

Ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1751

Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

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

H4450

Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Reported, in part, by H1745

Replaced by

H557

Relative to instruction in pregnancy and prenatal care

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H558

Relative to the licensure and regulation of au pair and nanny agencies by the Department of Early Education and Care

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

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

H96

To provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

S1140

Relative to substance use accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2550

Similar To

S1308

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2278

Similar To

S1311

Relative to radon testing

Accompanied a new draft, see S2696

Similar To

S222

To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records

Accompanied a study order, see S2537

Similar To

S2278

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

New draft substituted, see S2296

Similar To

S2296

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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

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

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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