MA S1479

Bill

To ensure the wellbeing of health care professionals

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/15/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ensure the wellbeing of health care professionals. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a voluntary program within the Department of Public Health to monitor the rehabilitation of licensed healthcare professionals who have mental health or substance use disorders. The program includes a Rehabilitation Evaluation Committee to review and make recommendations regarding the admission and treatment of participants, as well as a Program Director to oversee the program. The bill allows licensing boards to dismiss certain investigations or complaints against participants and change their license status to reflect non-disciplinary restrictions or conditions. The records related to the program are generally kept confidential, except in certain circumstances to protect public health and safety.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Mark Montigny (D)*, Julian Cyr (D), Eric Lesser (D), Mike Moore (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2800 (on 03/31/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1479

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1479
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1479.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1038	Requiring mental health parity for disability policies	No further action taken	Similar To
H1460	To improve public safety by facilitating access to addiction services	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1461	Relative to ensuring quality mental health services in state correctional facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
S1000	Relative to voluntary civil commitment for alcohol and substance use treatment	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1010	Establishing psychiatric advance directives for mental health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1278	Relative to voluntary third-party notification of end of treatment for alcohol and substance use	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1279	Relative to substance use accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1284	To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1288	Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment	Accompanying S1276	Similar To
S1290	Establishing a commission to encourage acceptance of insurance by outpatient mental health providers	Accompanied a study order, see H5229	Similar To
S1416	Requiring the Chief Medical Examiner to provide certain information in substance use-related deaths	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1720	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2469	Establishing August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2608	Similar To
S2514	Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied a new draft, see S2528	Similar To
S2528	Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2800	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health care financing	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S322	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1038

Requiring mental health parity for disability policies

No further action taken

Similar To

H1460

To improve public safety by facilitating access to addiction services

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1461

Relative to ensuring quality mental health services in state correctional facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

S1000

Relative to voluntary civil commitment for alcohol and substance use treatment

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1010

Establishing psychiatric advance directives for mental health care

Accompanied a study order, see H5225

Similar To

S1278

Relative to voluntary third-party notification of end of treatment for alcohol and substance use

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

Similar To

S1279

Relative to substance use accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see H5225

Similar To

S1284

To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1288

Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment

Accompanying S1276

Similar To

S1290

Establishing a commission to encourage acceptance of insurance by outpatient mental health providers

Accompanied a study order, see H5229

Similar To

S1416

Requiring the Chief Medical Examiner to provide certain information in substance use-related deaths

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

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

Similar To

S1720

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2469

Establishing August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2608

Similar To

S2514

Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied a new draft, see S2528

Similar To

S2528

Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2800

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health care financing

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S322

Relative to substance use education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

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