MA S694

Bill

MA S694

To ensure access to epinephrine for minors

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/17/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ensure access to epinephrine for minors. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill requires various health insurance plans, including those offered by the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission, Medicaid, and individual and group policies, to provide coverage at no cost for medically necessary epinephrine injectors for individuals under 18 years of age. The term "epinephrine injector" is defined to include both auto-injectors and pre-filled syringes approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the administration of epinephrine.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Eric Lesser (D)*, Jo Comerford (D), Becca Rausch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2917 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S694

(29 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S694
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S694.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1070	Expanding automobile insurance coverage options to include the diminished value of automobiles	No further action taken	Similar To
H1125	Relative to epinephrine injectors	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1153	Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Accompanied S648	Similar To
H1191	To help patients and reduce health care costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1749	For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1994	Relative to minor minimum wage	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H2222	Enabling trained school personnel to administer life saving epinephrine treatment	Accompanied a study order, see H5196	Similar To
H2500	Relative to access to constitutional rights	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H2583	Relative to public hearings of the Group Insurance Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H4120	Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks	Accompanied a study order, see H5219	Similar To
H4930	Expanding protections for reproductive rights	Published as amended, see H4954	Similar To
H4954	Expanding protections for reproductive rights	Reported by H5090	Similar To
H604	Relative to emergency stock supply of epinephrine in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
S1290	Establishing a commission to encourage acceptance of insurance by outpatient mental health providers	Accompanied a study order, see H5229	Similar To
S1304	Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1346	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	No further action taken	Similar To
S1462	Relative to the storage of epinephrine at schools	Accompanied a study order, see S3052	Similar To
S1498	Enabling trained school personnel to administer life saving epinephrine treatment	Accompanied a study order, see S2891	Similar To
S1695	Relative to health insurance benefits for state employees	Accompanied a new draft, see H4508	Similar To
S192	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied S211	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2519	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2917	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
S357	To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2749	Similar To
S629	Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S634	Relative to women's health	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S658	Relative to prescription drug voice synthesizers	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S765	To increase access to urgent care centers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S806	Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1070

Expanding automobile insurance coverage options to include the diminished value of automobiles

No further action taken

Similar To

H1125

Relative to epinephrine injectors

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1153

Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions

Accompanied S648

Similar To

H1191

To help patients and reduce health care costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1749

For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1994

Relative to minor minimum wage

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H2222

Enabling trained school personnel to administer life saving epinephrine treatment

Accompanied a study order, see H5196

Similar To

H2500

Relative to access to constitutional rights

Accompanied a study order, see H5190

Similar To

H2583

Relative to public hearings of the Group Insurance Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H4120

Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks

Accompanied a study order, see H5219

Similar To

H4930

Expanding protections for reproductive rights

Published as amended, see H4954

Similar To

H4954

Expanding protections for reproductive rights

Reported by H5090

Similar To

H604

Relative to emergency stock supply of epinephrine in schools

Accompanied a study order, see H5201

Similar To

S1290

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5229

Similar To

S1304

Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder

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

Similar To

S1346

Relative to PEG access and cable related funds

No further action taken

Similar To

S1462

Relative to the storage of epinephrine at schools

Accompanied a study order, see S3052

Similar To

S1498

Enabling trained school personnel to administer life saving epinephrine treatment

Accompanied a study order, see S2891

Similar To

S1695

Relative to health insurance benefits for state employees

Accompanied a new draft, see H4508

Similar To

S192

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Accompanied S211

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2519

To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)

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

Similar To

S2917

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

S357

To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2749

Similar To

S629

Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment

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

Similar To

S634

Relative to women's health

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S658

Relative to prescription drug voice synthesizers

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S765

To increase access to urgent care centers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S806

Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

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