MA S1342

Bill

Further regulating hospitals

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 further regulate hospitals. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to further regulate hospitals in Massachusetts. It establishes a process for the Department of Public Health to annually identify which acute hospitals and hospital services are essential to protect the health of local communities. The department can seek the appointment of a receiver to temporarily operate a hospital if there is a substantial risk of it closing or if it is necessary to maintain needed health services. The receiver would have authority to remedy violations, continue hospital operations, and apply for financial assistance if needed for major repairs. The bill also allows for the creation of a lien on the hospital's property to recoup any Commonwealth expenditures during the receivership.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1342

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1342
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1342.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1139	Relative to the closing of hospital essential services	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
H1378	Regulating sex offender registration in the 21st century	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1503	Further regulating the appointment of certain guardians	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	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
H1927	Relative to hospital medical staffs	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H193	Regulating body art	Accompanied S112	Similar To
H4001	Relative to hemp and hemp products in the commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see H4528	Similar To
S1141	Relative to best practices for sober homes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2192	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	New draft substituted, see S2203	Similar To
S2203	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Reprinted as amended, see S2213	Similar To
S2213	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2357	Regulating flavored tobacco products	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
S962	Encouraging the donation of food to persons in need	Accompanied H1475	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1139

Relative to the closing of hospital essential services

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

H1378

Regulating sex offender registration in the 21st century

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1503

Further regulating the appointment of certain guardians

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

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

H1927

Relative to hospital medical staffs

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H193

Regulating body art

Accompanied S112

Similar To

H4001

Relative to hemp and hemp products in the commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see H4528

Similar To

S1141

Relative to best practices for sober homes

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

Similar To

S2192

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

New draft substituted, see S2203

Similar To

S2203

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Reprinted as amended, see S2213

Similar To

S2213

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2357

Regulating flavored tobacco products

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

S962

Encouraging the donation of food to persons in need

Accompanied H1475

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