MA H2379

Bill

Relative to the health of correctional employees

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 line of duty presumptions in certain health evaluations of correctional employees. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 32 of the General Laws to establish a presumption that any condition of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) resulting in total or partial disability or death of a correctional facility employee shall be presumed to have been suffered in the line of duty, if the employee successfully passed a physical examination upon entry into service or subsequently, and the examination did not reveal any evidence of such condition, unless the contrary is shown by competent evidence.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (4)

Donald Humason (R), José Tosado (D), John Velis (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4722 (on 05/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2379

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2379
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2379.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1166	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H158	Relative to ensuring the safety of residents of facilities under the authority of the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Developmental Services	Accompanied a new draft, see H4495	Similar To
H1751	Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1841	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H1914	To improve access to family physicians	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H193	Regulating body art	Accompanied S112	Similar To
H2394	Relative to the deduction of health insurance payments from gross income for self employed individuals	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H4013	Order relative to amendments to the House bill relative to children's health and wellness	Adopted, see H4012	Similar To
H4021	Relative to the environmental health of the Blue Hills Reservation	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4257	Relative to the cancellation of physical fitness services	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
H4722	Retirement, benefits and other public service issues	Reported, in part, by H2169	Replaced by
S1311	Relative to radon testing	Accompanied a new draft, see S2696	Similar To
S2192	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	New draft substituted, see S2203	Similar To
S2203	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Reprinted as amended, see S2213	Similar To
S2213	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2276	Relative to expungement from central registry	Accompanied a study order, see S2532	Similar To
S2295	To increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Accompanied H913	Similar To
S2368	Similar Bills	See H4012	Similar To
S2377	Similar Bills	See H4012	Similar To
S2415	Establishing a sick leave bank for Elliot Brown, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2446	An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations	Laid before the Governor	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
S597	Providing coverage for hearing aids	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1166

Relative to establishing a health safety net task force

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

Similar To

H158

Relative to ensuring the safety of residents of facilities under the authority of the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Developmental Services

Accompanied a new draft, see H4495

Similar To

H1751

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

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1841

Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H1914

To improve access to family physicians

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

Similar To

H193

Regulating body art

Accompanied S112

Similar To

H2394

Relative to the deduction of health insurance payments from gross income for self employed individuals

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H4013

Order relative to amendments to the House bill relative to children's health and wellness

Adopted, see H4012

Similar To

H4021

Relative to the environmental health of the Blue Hills Reservation

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4257

Relative to the cancellation of physical fitness services

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

H4722

Retirement, benefits and other public service issues

Reported, in part, by H2169

Replaced by

S1311

Relative to radon testing

Accompanied a new draft, see S2696

Similar To

S2192

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

New draft substituted, see S2203

Similar To

S2203

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Reprinted as amended, see S2213

Similar To

S2213

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

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

Similar To

S2276

Relative to expungement from central registry

Accompanied a study order, see S2532

Similar To

S2295

To increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks

Accompanied H913

Similar To

S2368

Similar Bills

See H4012

Similar To

S2377

Similar Bills

See H4012

Similar To

S2415

Establishing a sick leave bank for Elliot Brown, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2446

An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations

Laid before the Governor

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

S597

Providing coverage for hearing aids

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

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

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