MA S1332

Bill

Relative to out-of-hospital birth access and safety

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
07/30/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to out-of-hospital birth access and safety. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a Board of Registration in Midwifery within the Department of Public Health to regulate the practice of midwifery in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: creating the board and outlining its composition and duties, requiring midwives to be licensed by the board, authorizing licensed midwives to perform certain medical procedures, and mandating MassHealth coverage for midwifery services. The bill also allows currently practicing midwives a transition period to become licensed under the new regulations.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (23)

Mike Barrett (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Nick Collins (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Paul Frost (R), Pat Jehlen (D), Kay Khan (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Matt Muratore (R), Becca Rausch (D), Mike Rush (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

New draft substituted, see S2863 (on 07/30/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1332

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1332
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1332.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1706	Establishing a board of registration of licensed mental health counselors	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1979	Relative to equitable board representation	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H244	Establishing a board of registration of phlebotomists	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3873	Relative to the board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals	Accompanied a study order, see H5124	Similar To
H889	Relative to sustainable water conservation practices	Accompanied a study order, see H5116	Similar To
S1222	Relative to the board of registration in naturopathy	Accompanied H1864	Similar To
S134	Relative to applied behavior analysts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S165	Relative to advancing the profession of commercial interior design	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2298	Relative to emergency prescriptions	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2863	Relative to out-of-hospital birth access and safety	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by

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