MA S185

Bill

Relative to the modernization of health-related licensing boards

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 modernize health-related licensing boards. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill aims to modernize health-related licensing boards in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: - Transferring oversight of several health-related licensing boards from the Division of Professional Licensure to the Department of Public Health. This includes boards overseeing social workers, psychologists, allied mental health professionals, dietitians, podiatrists, optometrists, chiropractors, speech-language pathologists, and hearing instrument specialists. - Establishing a new Quality in Health Professions Trust Fund to receive application fees and fines collected by these boards, rather than the previous Division of Professional Licensure Trust Fund. - Providing for the orderly transfer of personnel, property, and legal obligations from the Division of Professional Licensure to the Department of Public Health for the affected boards. - Requiring the transferred employees to retain their collective bargaining rights and terms of service. The overall aim is to modernize the oversight and administration of these health-related licensing boards under the Department of Public Health.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Julian Cyr (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2666 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S185

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S185
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S185.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2076	Establishing a board of registration of licensed mental health counselors	Accompanied a new draft, see H4982	Similar To
H2098	Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied a study order, see H5194	Similar To
H2490	Establishing an institute within the Department of Public Health	No further action taken	Similar To
H2652	Relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3915	Establishing a sick leave bank for Julie DeRosa, an employee of the Department of Mental Health	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 26 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4982	Relative to mental health counselor licensure	No further action taken	Similar To
S1025	Relative to direct food donations	Accompanied H1702	Similar To
S1288	Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment	Accompanying S1276	Similar To
S1429	Preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency	Accompanied a study order, see S2772	Similar To
S1603	Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a study order, see S2766	Similar To
S1720	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S182	Establishing a board of registration of peer specialists	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	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
S2666	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to consumer protection and professional licensure matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S290	To prioritize violence prevention and social emotional health in school support staff hiring	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S789	To promote graduate medical education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S791	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2076

Establishing a board of registration of licensed mental health counselors

Accompanied a new draft, see H4982

Similar To

H2098

Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied a study order, see H5194

Similar To

H2490

Establishing an institute within the Department of Public Health

No further action taken

Similar To

H2652

Relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3915

Establishing a sick leave bank for Julie DeRosa, an employee of the Department of Mental Health

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 26 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4982

Relative to mental health counselor licensure

No further action taken

Similar To

S1025

Relative to direct food donations

Accompanied H1702

Similar To

S1288

Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment

Accompanying S1276

Similar To

S1429

Preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency

Accompanied a study order, see S2772

Similar To

S1603

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2766

Similar To

S1720

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S182

Establishing a board of registration of peer specialists

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

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

S2666

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to consumer protection and professional licensure matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S290

To prioritize violence prevention and social emotional health in school support staff hiring

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S789

To promote graduate medical education

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

Similar To

S791

To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

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