MA S1531

Bill

MA S1531

To protect essential health services

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect essential health services. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend Massachusetts state law to require hospitals that are planning to close or discontinue an essential health service to provide more detailed information to the state. Specifically, the hospital must include the reasons for the proposed closure, an analysis of the economic feasibility and clinical safety of retaining the service, and the potential public health impacts. The bill also gives the state Department of Public Health the authority to deny a proposed closure if it determines the service can be retained in a clinically safe manner without depriving the hospital of a fair net operating income.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2692 (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1531

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1531
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1531.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3982	Resolve relative to protecting the archaeological, geological and fossil resources of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H4005	Relative to the water supply protection trust	Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4047	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to the water supply protection trust (see House, No. 4005). August 3, 2021	See H4005	Similar To
S191	Relative to unsolicited loans	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2692	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 matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S613	Protecting research animals	Accompanied H901	Similar To
S937	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2976	Similar To

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