MA H1256

Bill

Relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to prevent discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of healthcare. It amends the existing Chapter 151B of the General Laws to prohibit public or private entities from denying lifesaving treatment or placing individuals with disabilities or chronic health conditions at reduced priority for such treatment, based on presumptions about their quality of life or perceived value. The bill also prohibits hospitals from conditioning treatment on the presence of a "Do Not Resuscitate" order or other advance directive. The Executive Office of Health and Human Services is required to develop regulations for the implementation of this act within 60 days of its passage.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (13)

Josh Cutler (D)*, Mindy Domb (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Sean Garballey (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Susan Moran (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Dave Rogers (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Dan Sena (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2921 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1256

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1256
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1256.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1870	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H3398	Relative to providing improved access to taxicabs for persons with disabilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H4253	Enhancing the market review process	Published as amended, see H4262	Similar To
S1083	Prohibiting discrimination against adults with disabilities in family and juvenile court proceedings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S122	Relative to persons with developmental disabilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1522	Regulating central service technicians	New draft substituted, see S2913	Similar To
S1603	Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a study order, see S2766	Similar To
S2013	Providing for third party expert evaluation of scope of practice legislation	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S2921	Relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S634	Relative to women's health	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S745	Relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2921	Similar To
S766	Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S790	To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings	Accompanied S771	Similar To
S812	To improve health care cost accountability	Accompanied a new draft, see H4248	Similar To
S813	Relative to health care non-discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S926	Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1870

Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities

No further action taken

Similar To

H3398

Relative to providing improved access to taxicabs for persons with disabilities

No further action taken

Similar To

H4253

Enhancing the market review process

Published as amended, see H4262

Similar To

S1083

Prohibiting discrimination against adults with disabilities in family and juvenile court proceedings

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

Similar To

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S122

Relative to persons with developmental disabilities

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

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1522

Regulating central service technicians

New draft substituted, see S2913

Similar To

S1603

Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

Accompanied a study order, see S2766

Similar To

S2013

Providing for third party expert evaluation of scope of practice legislation

Accompanied a study order, see S2620

Similar To

S2921

Relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care

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

Replaced by

S634

Relative to women's health

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S745

Relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2921

Similar To

S766

Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S790

To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings

Accompanied S771

Similar To

S812

To improve health care cost accountability

Accompanied a new draft, see H4248

Similar To

S813

Relative to health care non-discrimination

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S926

Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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