MA S603

Bill

Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease

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 care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend various chapters of the General Laws to require coverage for the treatment of mitochondrial disease, including the use of specific vitamin and nutritional supplements such as CoEnzyme Q10, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin K1, and L-Carnitine. The bill applies to active and retired state employees, as well as individual and group insurance policies, hospital service plans, medical service agreements, and health maintenance contracts delivered or renewed within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (11)

Brian Ashe (D), Tony Cabral (D), Mark Cusack (D), John Keenan (D), John Lawn (D), Joan Lovely (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Tom Stanley (D), Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2543 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S603

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S603
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S603.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1115	Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H112	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a new draft, see H4485	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
H222	Relative water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H730	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	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
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
S2433	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	New draft substituted, see S2843	Similar To
S2447	Regulating central service technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2543	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
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

H1115

Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H112

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Accompanied a new draft, see H4485

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

H222

Relative water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities

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

Similar To

H730

Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms

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

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

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

S2433

Relative to step therapy and patient safety

New draft substituted, see S2843

Similar To

S2447

Regulating central service technicians

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

Similar To

S2543

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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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