MA H2376

Bill

MA H2376

Permitting ambulances to transport patients to urgent care centers

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 permitting ambulances to transport patients to urgent care centers. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Massachusetts state law to permit ambulances to transport patients to urgent care centers, rather than only to emergency departments, in situations determined to be non-emergent. This change provides patients with more options for accessing appropriate medical care, rather than defaulting to the more expensive emergency department setting.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Leonard Mirra (R)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2376

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2376
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2376.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1063	Relative to payments for use of ambulance services	Accompanied a study order, see H5208	Similar To
H1261	Providing financial transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based outpatient facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H2055	Relative to compensation for paramedics and emergency medical technicians providing ambulance services during the COVID-19 Massachusetts State of Emergency	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H5035	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1305	Relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S1411	Relative to patient notification	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1435	Relative to patient identity and privacy protection in waiting rooms	Accompanied a study order, see S2891	Similar To
S1460	Relative to color coded patient wristbands	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1491	Relative to stroke protocols	Accompanied a study order, see S3173	Similar To
S628	Relative to communications between health insurers and patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S765	To increase access to urgent care centers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1063

Relative to payments for use of ambulance services

Accompanied a study order, see H5208

Similar To

H1261

Providing financial transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based outpatient facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H2055

Relative to compensation for paramedics and emergency medical technicians providing ambulance services during the COVID-19 Massachusetts State of Emergency

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H5035

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1305

Relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

Similar To

S1411

Relative to patient notification

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1435

Relative to patient identity and privacy protection in waiting rooms

Accompanied a study order, see S2891

Similar To

S1460

Relative to color coded patient wristbands

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1491

Relative to stroke protocols

Accompanied a study order, see S3173

Similar To

S628

Relative to communications between health insurers and patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S765

To increase access to urgent care centers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

Bill > H2376

summary

Introduced Session

Bill Summary

AI Summary

Committee Categories

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Official Document

bill text

bill summary

bill summary

bill summary