MA H2604

Bill

MA H2604

Relative to mandatory coverage for certain health screenings for firefighters

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
05/02/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to mandatory coverage for certain health screenings for firefighters. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill requires insurance plans, including those under chapters 32A, 175, 176A, 176B, or 176G, to cover the cost of certain cancer screenings for firefighters, including bladder, cervical, lung, and testicular cancer screenings, upon referral by the firefighter's primary care physician. The screenings are considered medically necessary and cannot be subject to any co-payments, deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (3)

Claire Cronin (D)*, Michelle DuBois (D), Hannah Kane (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2604

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2604	04/14/2021
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2604.pdf	04/14/2021

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2207	Relative to mandatory coverage for certain health screenings for firefighters	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Reintroduced
H2592	Relative to Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2629	Relative to call and volunteer firefighters and EMTs	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2668	Relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2674	Relative to labor relations	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2676	Relative to providing for binding arbitration for fire fighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2683	Relative to firefighter training	Accompanied H2608	Similar To
H2943	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Accompanied a study order, see H5279	Similar To
H3529	Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4966	Similar To
H3630	Providing for a Red Shield/Blue Shield license plate to survivors of firefighters and police officers who have died in the line of duty	No further action taken	Similar To
S1425	Relative to firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1704	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	Accompanied H2653	Similar To
S1739	Relative to residency	No further action taken	Similar To
S1747	Relative to the Fairhaven Fire Department	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 85 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2398	Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2498	Exempting Marcel Cuffy and John R. Baker from the maximum age requirements for firefighters in the town of North Andover	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2207

Relative to mandatory coverage for certain health screenings for firefighters

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Reintroduced

H2592

Relative to Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws