MA S1217

Bill

Relative to incident reporting at state licensed Department of Public Health and Department of Mental Health Facilities

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
07/23/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to incident reporting at state licensed Department of Public Health and Department of Mental Health Facilities. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill requires any state-licensed Department of Public Health or Department of Mental Health Rest Home facility to report any incident that requires emergency medical services or law enforcement intervention with a resident, including the administration of CPR, use of an automated external defibrillator, use of NARCAN, or the resident being removed from the facility. The facility must notify the resident's next of kin or emergency contact within 6 hours and provide a detailed report to the licensing authority within 3 days. Failure to comply with these reporting requirements can result in disciplinary action against the facility's license, including revocation.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Joseph Boncore (D), Nick Collins (D),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 07/23/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1217

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1217
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1217.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1751	Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
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
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
H2622	Clarifying the limited exemption from taxation of certain facilities for the treatment of committed mentally ill patients	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2935	Establishing a design certification program for cultural facilities and programming	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H759	Protecting public drinking water	Accompanied a study order, see H5116	Similar To
H854	Relative to industrial wastewater discharge of dental facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H5124	Similar To
S1860	Resolve establishing a needs assessment of municipal public safety & security facilities	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1985	Relative to the Energy Facilities Siting Board	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2358	Protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S369	To establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2487	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1751

Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

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

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

H2622

Clarifying the limited exemption from taxation of certain facilities for the treatment of committed mentally ill patients

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H2935

Establishing a design certification program for cultural facilities and programming

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

Similar To

H759

Protecting public drinking water

Accompanied a study order, see H5116

Similar To

H854

Relative to industrial wastewater discharge of dental facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H5124

Similar To

S1860

Resolve establishing a needs assessment of municipal public safety & security facilities

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

Similar To

S1985

Relative to the Energy Facilities Siting Board

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2358

Protecting dogs at boarding kennels and daycare facilities

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

Similar To

S369

To establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2487

Similar To

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