MA S1270

Bill

Promoting the health and well-being of mothers and infants

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 promote the health and well-being of mothers and infants. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote the health and well-being of mothers and infants by establishing a board of allied health professions that includes lactation consultants, and defining the practice of lactation care and services. It provides guidelines for the licensing and practice of lactation consultants, and allows for the continued practice of lactation care and services by certain individuals, such as healthcare professionals, students, and volunteers, under specific circumstances. The bill also amends various sections of the General Laws to incorporate lactation consultants and lactation care and services into the existing regulatory framework.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Brendan Crighton (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Adam Hinds (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2751 (on 06/09/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1270

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1270
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1270.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1179	Relative to hospital billing and licensure	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H205	Relative to debt collection licensure	Accompanied a new draft, see H3949	Similar To
H558	Relative to the licensure and regulation of au pair and nanny agencies by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
S105	Providing for provisional licensure for speech-language pathologists	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S118	Relative to the licensure of dog trainers	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To
S182	Relative to the licensure of appraisers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S183	Relative to the licensure of appraisers	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To
S2448	Relative to dentistry licensure examinations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2751	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 legislation	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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