MA S374

Bill

Relative to the safety of seniors in assisted living facilities

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 safety of seniors in assisted living facilities. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill aims to enhance the safety of seniors in assisted living facilities. It amends the existing law to provide immunity from civil or criminal liability for individuals who report in good faith any allegations of patient or resident abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or misappropriation of property. The bill also allows individuals who have been discharged or discriminated against for reporting such allegations to file a cause of action for reinstatement of employment with back pay or other legal or equitable relief. Additionally, the bill imposes a fine of at least $3,000 on employees who fail to report cases of patient or resident abuse, mistreatment, or neglect, or misappropriation of property.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2487 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S374

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S374
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S374.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
S1213	Relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1235	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	Accompanied a new draft, see S2433	Similar To
S1255	Relative to workforce development and patient safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S2433	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	New draft substituted, see S2843	Similar To
S2487	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Elder Affairs to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate and House documents relative to elder issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S370	To ensure resident safety within assisted living facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2487	Similar To
S379	Relative to affordable assisted living facilities	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S669	Making technical changes to the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction enabling statute	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S843	To improve medical decision making	Accompanied H3388	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

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

S1213

Relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities

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

Similar To

S1235

Relative to step therapy and patient safety

Accompanied a new draft, see S2433

Similar To

S1255

Relative to workforce development and patient safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S2433

Relative to step therapy and patient safety

New draft substituted, see S2843

Similar To

S2487

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Elder Affairs to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate and House documents relative to elder issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S370

To ensure resident safety within assisted living facilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2487

Similar To

S379

Relative to affordable assisted living facilities

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

Similar To

S669

Making technical changes to the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction enabling statute

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

Similar To

S843

To improve medical decision making

Accompanied H3388

Similar To

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