MA H1848

Bill

Improving public health through immunizations

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
06/04/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the release of information by the immunization registry of the Department of Public Health. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 24M of Chapter 111 of the General Laws to allow the immunization registry of the Department of Public Health to release information to health plans for the purpose of improving immunization rates and quality improvement efforts. Specifically, the bill strikes the existing language limiting the release of information to certain state agencies and programs, and replaces it with a provision allowing health plans to also access the immunization registry data for immunization rate improvement and quality improvement initiatives.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Christine Barber (D), Mindy Domb (D),

Last Action

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence (on 06/22/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1848

(23 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1848
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1848.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1717	Advancing public health and safety using fentanyl testing strips	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
H1886	Relative to Parkinson's Disease public awareness and education	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H193	Regulating body art	Accompanied S112	Similar To
H1958	To reduce atmospheric pollution	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H1994	Promoting radon testing	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2011	Providing for environmental risk fact sheets from the state Department of Public Health	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H2012	To promote public health through the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2241	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Public Health	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
S1141	Relative to best practices for sober homes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1259	Relative to emergency medical services oversight	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1285	Relative to color coded patient wristbands	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1289	Relative to diabetes prevention	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1311	Relative to radon testing	Accompanied a new draft, see S2696	Similar To
S1617	Relative to a local option excise on the sale of alcoholic beverages for municipal substance abuse prevention and public health programs	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S1706	Relative to extending the wellness program tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	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
S2359	Promoting community immunity	Accompanied a new draft, see S2763	Similar To
S492	Decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S697	Establishing a public health option	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S962	Encouraging the donation of food to persons in need	Accompanied H1475	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1717

Advancing public health and safety using fentanyl testing strips

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

H1886

Relative to Parkinson's Disease public awareness and education

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

Similar To

H193

Regulating body art

Accompanied S112

Similar To

H1958

To reduce atmospheric pollution

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H1994

Promoting radon testing

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

Similar To

H2011

Providing for environmental risk fact sheets from the state Department of Public Health

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H2012

To promote public health through the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund

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

Similar To

H2241

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Public Health

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

S1141

Relative to best practices for sober homes

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1259

Relative to emergency medical services oversight

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1285

Relative to color coded patient wristbands

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1289

Relative to diabetes prevention

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1311

Relative to radon testing

Accompanied a new draft, see S2696

Similar To

S1617

Relative to a local option excise on the sale of alcoholic beverages for municipal substance abuse prevention and public health programs

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S1706

Relative to extending the wellness program tax credit

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

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

S2359

Promoting community immunity

Accompanied a new draft, see S2763

Similar To

S492

Decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S697

Establishing a public health option

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S962

Encouraging the donation of food to persons in need

Accompanied H1475

Similar To

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