MA S1356

Bill

Governing not for profit hospital system or service operating an ambulance service

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 to governing not for profit hospital system or service operating an ambulance service. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill establishes requirements for non-profit hospital systems or providers licensed under Chapter 111 of the General Laws that operate emergency or non-emergent medical transport services in the Commonwealth. Specifically, it requires such entities to comply with certain existing laws, and if awarded a 911 contract by a municipality, to contribute a minimum of 33% of their gross ambulance receipts towards the municipality's fire-based services and pay at least 50% of the costs to operate the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) to support 911 dispatching. The Department of Public Health is also required to promulgate regulations to administer these provisions within 30 days of the bill's enactment.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Michael Brady (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), James Welch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2547 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1356

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1356
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1356.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1144	Relative to hospital profit transparency and fairness	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1150	To restore adequate funding for disproportionate share hospitals	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1172	Ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1179	Relative to hospital billing and licensure	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1184	For equity for high value community hospitals	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1190	To promote healthy sole community provider and critical access hospitals	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1927	Relative to hospital medical staffs	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
S1342	Further regulating hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S1416	Relative to volunteer ambulance service	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2547	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 issues.	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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