MA S704

Bill

MA S704

Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors

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 relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill amends several sections of the Massachusetts General Laws to expand the definition of "licensed mental health professional" to include licensed rehabilitation counselors within the lawful scope of practice for such therapists. This change would allow consumers to access the services of licensed rehabilitation counselors through their health insurance plans, increasing consumer access to these specialized mental health professionals.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Mark Montigny (D)*, Pete Capano (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Paul Feeney (D), Hannah Kane (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S704

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S704
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S704.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1112	Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H2500	Relative to access to constitutional rights	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H4120	Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks	Accompanied a study order, see H5219	Similar To
S1304	Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1346	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	No further action taken	Similar To
S192	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied S211	Similar To
S2519	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	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
S677	Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S760	To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S765	To increase access to urgent care centers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1112

Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H2500

Relative to access to constitutional rights

Accompanied a study order, see H5190

Similar To

H4120

Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks

Accompanied a study order, see H5219

Similar To

S1304

Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder

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

Similar To

S1346

Relative to PEG access and cable related funds

No further action taken

Similar To

S192

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Accompanied S211

Similar To

S2519

To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)

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

S677

Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S760

To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S765

To increase access to urgent care centers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

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