MA S1255

Bill

Relative to workforce development and patient safety

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 workforce development and patient safety. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure a stable and diverse nursing workforce in Massachusetts to provide safe patient care. It requires the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Health Policy Commission, to commission at least three independent studies to determine the current state of the nursing workforce, estimate future nursing needs, assess workplace injuries and quality of work life, gather data on current hospital staffing, and identify best practices for maximum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals. The studies must be completed by January 1, 2022, and the Department will then develop a plan and timeline to implement the study's recommendations, including patient and public awareness and enforcement mechanisms, such as fines for non-compliance.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (20)

Brian Ashe (D), Michael Brady (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Anne Gobi (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Mary Keefe (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Marc Pacheco (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Tom Stanley (D), Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2683 (on 05/07/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1255

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1255
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1255.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1170	Promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1191	Relative to nursing home reimbursement rates in Provincetown	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1196	Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1270	Promoting workforce housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
S1225	Relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1278	Relative to the advanced nursing practice	Accompanied a study order, see S2751	Similar To
S2433	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	New draft substituted, see S2843	Similar To
S2683	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S369	To establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2487	Similar To
S664	Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers	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

H1170

Promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers

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

Similar To

H1191

Relative to nursing home reimbursement rates in Provincetown

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

Similar To

H1196

Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers

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

Similar To

H1270

Promoting workforce housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4975

Similar To

S1225

Relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team

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

Similar To

S1278

Relative to the advanced nursing practice

Accompanied a study order, see S2751

Similar To

S2433

Relative to step therapy and patient safety

New draft substituted, see S2843

Similar To

S2683

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S369

To establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2487

Similar To

S664

Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers

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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