MA S687

Bill

Relative to removing barriers to non-opioid pain management

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/17/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to remove barriers to non-opioid pain management. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to remove barriers to non-opioid pain management by prohibiting insurance policies, contracts, and plans in Massachusetts from requiring preauthorization for alternative pain management services that the insurance carrier has identified as necessary to comply with guidelines developed by the Division of Insurance. The bill amends several sections of state law to implement this change across different types of insurance coverage, including individual and group policies, contracts, and plans.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

John Keenan (D)*, Sal DiDomenico (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S687

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S687
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S687.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1060	Relative to removing barriers to non-opioid pain management	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1641	Removing barriers to justice in the workplace	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2092	To inform prescribers of non-opioid alternative care	Accompanied a study order, see H5350	Similar To
H2219	Relative to non-opioid alternatives in pain treatment	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
S1295	To remove administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Accompanied a study order, see S2920	Similar To
S1305	Relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S2134	To eliminate geographic barriers of shared solar	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2343	Directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to install sound barriers in Quincy and Braintree	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1060

Relative to removing barriers to non-opioid pain management

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1641

Removing barriers to justice in the workplace

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2092

To inform prescribers of non-opioid alternative care

Accompanied a study order, see H5350

Similar To

H2219

Relative to non-opioid alternatives in pain treatment

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

S1295

To remove administrative barriers to behavioral health services

Accompanied a study order, see S2920

Similar To

S1305

Relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

Similar To

S2134

To eliminate geographic barriers of shared solar

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2343

Directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to install sound barriers in Quincy and Braintree

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

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

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