MA H1869

Bill

MA H1869

Establishing medical civil rights

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 establish medical civil rights. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill establishes medical civil rights for individuals under the custody or control of law enforcement officers. It defines "emergency medical condition" and "medically unstable" conditions, and requires law enforcement officers to request emergency medical services for any person under their custody or control who is experiencing an emergency medical condition or is medically unstable. The bill also specifies that law enforcement officers must fulfill this duty immediately upon observing the medical need or upon communication by the individual under their custody or control.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (6)

Jon Santiago (D)*, Nika Elugardo (D), Carlos González (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Jim O'Day (D), Chynah Tyler (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4844 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1869

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1869
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1869.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1069	Empowering health care consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1888	Relative to strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1603	Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a study order, see S2766	Similar To
S642	Empowering health care consumers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S766	Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S790	To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings	Accompanied S771	Similar To
S802	To ensure timely health care cost reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S812	To improve health care cost accountability	Accompanied a new draft, see H4248	Similar To
S813	Relative to health care non-discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S926	Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1069

Empowering health care consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1888

Relative to strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H4844

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1603

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2766

Similar To

S642

Empowering health care consumers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S766

Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S790

To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings

Accompanied S771

Similar To

S802

To ensure timely health care cost reporting

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S812

To improve health care cost accountability

Accompanied a new draft, see H4248

Similar To

S813

Relative to health care non-discrimination

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S926

Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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