MA H2217

Bill

Relative to online death attestations

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to online death attestations. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 46 of the General Laws to allow for the electronic filing of death certificates by physicians, medical examiners, hospital medical officers, registered nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in certain circumstances. It outlines the requirements and procedures for these professionals to declare a person's death and electronically submit the necessary documentation, with the goal of streamlining the process of registering deaths, particularly for individuals receiving care at home, in hospice, or in nursing homes.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Jim Arciero (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5035 (on 09/06/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2217

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2217
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2217.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3693	Relative to the education of the veterans of Massachusetts	No further action taken	Similar To
H5035	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H514	Relative to creating a public advancement fund	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H516	To regulate online gaming, daily fantasy, and online sports betting	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H518	Relative to increasing education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H519	Relative to public priority funding	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
S180	Relative to consumer protection on online automobile franchise transactions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S189	Relative to the online advertising of pet care services	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2353	Relative to online driver education	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S254	Relative to sports betting	Accompanied S269	Similar To
S257	To regulate sports wagering	Accompanied S269	Similar To
S320	Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3693

Relative to the education of the veterans of Massachusetts

No further action taken

Similar To

H5035

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H514

Relative to creating a public advancement fund

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H516

To regulate online gaming, daily fantasy, and online sports betting

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H518

Relative to increasing education funding

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H519

Relative to public priority funding

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

S180

Relative to consumer protection on online automobile franchise transactions

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

Similar To

S189

Relative to the online advertising of pet care services

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2353

Relative to online driver education

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

Similar To

S254

Relative to sports betting

Accompanied S269

Similar To

S257

To regulate sports wagering

Accompanied S269

Similar To

S320

Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

Similar To

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