MA S1163

Bill

Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health

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 creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill establishes at least two intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health, one for men and one for women. These units will provide comprehensive evaluation, stabilization, and psychiatric treatment for patients who exhibit persistently aggressive, self-destructive, or atypically violent behavior that requires specialized care. The units will have appropriate staffing levels and an interdisciplinary team that has undergone specialized training to work effectively with this patient population. Upon behavior stabilization, the staff will develop a plan for the safe and timely transfer of the patient out of the intensive stabilization and treatment unit.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (13)

Mike Connolly (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Pat Haddad (D), Jim Hawkins (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jason Lewis (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Marc Pacheco (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Walter Timilty (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/S1163

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1163
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1163.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H112	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a new draft, see H4485	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
H1719	Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied S1153	Replaces
H1751	Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1914	To improve access to family physicians	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1930	Providing for unused medication return by health care facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H557	Relative to instruction in pregnancy and prenatal care	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H96	To provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
H98	Relative to family day care disclosures	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1119	Relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients	Accompanied a new draft, see S2637	Similar To
S1140	Relative to substance use accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2550	Similar To
S1308	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2278	Similar To
S1311	Relative to radon testing	Accompanied a new draft, see S2696	Similar To
S222	To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records	Accompanied a study order, see S2537	Similar To
S2278	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	New draft substituted, see S2296	Similar To
S2296	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2447	Regulating central service technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S270	Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied S342	Similar To
S50	Relative to personal care attendant services	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S542	Relative to communications between health insurers and patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S543	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S561	Empowering health care consumers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H112

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Accompanied a new draft, see H4485

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

H1719

Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied S1153

Replaces

H1751

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

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1914

To improve access to family physicians

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

Similar To

H1930

Providing for unused medication return by health care facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H557

Relative to instruction in pregnancy and prenatal care

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H96

To provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

H98

Relative to family day care disclosures

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

Similar To

S1119

Relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients

Accompanied a new draft, see S2637

Similar To

S1140

Relative to substance use accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2550

Similar To

S1308

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2278

Similar To

S1311

Relative to radon testing

Accompanied a new draft, see S2696

Similar To

S222

To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records

Accompanied a study order, see S2537

Similar To

S2278

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

New draft substituted, see S2296

Similar To

S2296

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

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

Similar To

S2447

Regulating central service technicians

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

Similar To

S270

Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care

Accompanied S342

Similar To

S50

Relative to personal care attendant services

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

Similar To

S542

Relative to communications between health insurers and patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S543

Reducing health care costs through improved medication management

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S561

Empowering health care consumers

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

Similar To

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