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MA H5045
MA H5045Relative to accelerating improvements to the local and regional public health system to address disparities in the delivery of public health services
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Introduced
10/08/2020
10/08/2020
In Committee
11/16/2020
11/16/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to improvements to the local and regional public health systems to address disparities in the delivery of public health services. Public Health.
AI Summary
This bill aims to accelerate improvements to the local and regional public health system in Massachusetts to address disparities in the delivery of public health services. The key provisions are:
1. The Department of Public Health, in consultation with municipalities and other stakeholders, will establish a uniform set of minimum local public health performance standards to ensure every resident has access to a core set of public health protections, such as communicable disease control, public health nursing, and environmental public health.
2. Boards of health must meet these standards individually or through cross-jurisdictional sharing of public health services, and demonstrate compliance in an annual report.
3. The Department will create a unified standard public health reporting system, and issue a report every 2 years on the status of the local public health system.
4. Subject to appropriation, the Department will provide dedicated state funding to local boards of health that meet the standards, as well as support for boards to meet the standards through training and technical assistance.
5. The Department will establish a statewide sustainable local public health budget based on the required local supplemental funding.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (76)
Denise Garlick (D)*,
Hannah Kane (R)*,
Jim Arciero (D),
Brian Ashe (D),
Ruth Balser (D),
Christine Barber (D),
John Barrett (D),
Jay Barrows (R),
Natalie Blais (D),
Tony Cabral (D),
Dan Cahill (D),
Linda Campbell (D),
Pete Capano (D),
Dan Carey (D),
Tackey Chan (D),
Michelle Ciccolo (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
William Crocker (R),
Michael Day (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Marcos Devers (D),
Carol Doherty (D),
Mindy Domb (D),
Dan Donahue (D),
Paul Donato (D),
Carolyn Dykema (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Kim Ferguson (R),
Carole Fiola (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Susan Gifford (R),
Carlos González (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Danielle Gregoire (D),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Stephen Hay (D),
Jonathan Hecht (D),
Chris Hendricks (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Steven Howitt (R),
Brad Jones (R),
Louis Kafka (D),
Kay Khan (D),
John Lawn (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
David Linsky (D),
Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D),
Paul Mark (D),
Joan Meschino (D),
Christina Minicucci (D),
Liz Miranda (D),
Mike Moore (D),
Susan Moran (D),
Matt Muratore (R),
Brian Murray (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Jim O'Day (D),
Alice Peisch (D),
Smitty Pignatelli (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
Maria Robinson (D),
John Rogers (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Jon Santiago (D),
Dan Sena (D),
Alan Silvia (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
José Tosado (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Andy Vargas (D),
Aaron Vega (D),
Susannah Whipps (I),
Last Action
Reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (on 11/16/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H5045 | 10/14/2020 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H5045.pdf | 10/14/2020 |
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