MA S1306

Bill

Enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds

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 enable physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to enable physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds. Specifically, it amends existing law in Chapter 123 of the Massachusetts General Laws to allow physician assistants, in addition to licensed independent social workers and qualified psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists, to authorize the holding of a person for up to 72 hours for a psychiatric evaluation if the person appears to be a threat to themselves or others. This change is intended to expand the pool of healthcare professionals who can initiate these temporary psychiatric holds, thereby improving access to mental health services.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Mike Moore (D)*, Anne Gobi (D), Joan Lovely (D), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2919 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1306

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1306
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1306.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1038	Requiring mental health parity for disability policies	No further action taken	Similar To
H1461	Relative to ensuring quality mental health services in state correctional facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2051	Relative to physician assistant non-competes	No further action taken	Similar To
H2124	Enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds	Accompanied a study order, see H5194	Similar To
H385	Relative to training for certain medical professional about eating disorders	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
S1010	Establishing psychiatric advance directives for mental health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1211	Relative to physician assistant non-competes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S1479	To ensure the wellbeing of health care professionals	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	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
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
S2919	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to mental health, substance use and recovery matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S636	Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S740	Relative to removing barriers to care for physician assistants	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1038

Requiring mental health parity for disability policies

No further action taken

Similar To

H1461

Relative to ensuring quality mental health services in state correctional facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2051

Relative to physician assistant non-competes

No further action taken

Similar To

H2124

Enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds

Accompanied a study order, see H5194

Similar To

H385

Relative to training for certain medical professional about eating disorders

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

S1010

Establishing psychiatric advance directives for mental health care

Accompanied a study order, see H5225

Similar To

S1211

Relative to physician assistant non-competes

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

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

S1479

To ensure the wellbeing of health care professionals

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

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

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

S2919

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to mental health, substance use and recovery matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S636

Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S740

Relative to removing barriers to care for physician assistants

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

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