MA S791

Bill

MA S791

To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund

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 promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund to be administered by the Department of Public Health. The fund will be used to support community-based preventive health strategies that address the largest drivers of poor health, reduce health disparities, and develop evidence-based primary prevention strategies. The bill also creates a Prevention and Wellness Advisory Board to provide recommendations on the administration and allocation of the fund, and requires the Department of Public Health to conduct periodic evaluations of the program's effectiveness. Additionally, the bill imposes a prevention and wellness surcharge on acute hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, with the revenue from the surcharge deposited into the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Jason Lewis (D)*, Mike Barrett (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Hannah Kane (R), Elizabeth Malia (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S791

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S791
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S791.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1312	To promote public health through the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
S2477	Authorizing the town of Millbury to grant an additional liquor license	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2500	Authorizing the town of Berkley to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see S2788	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
S293	Expanding opportunities to demonstrate academic achievement	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S370	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2525	Similar To
S384	Creating a grant program on alternative assessment models	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S744	Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers	Accompanied H1316	Similar To

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