MA H1312

Bill

MA H1312

To promote public health through the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund

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 the funding and management of the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes and funds the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund to be administered by the Department of Public Health. The fund will support community-based strategies to increase access to preventive services, reduce major drivers of poor health and health disparities, and develop evidence-based primary prevention approaches. The bill also creates a Prevention and Wellness Advisory Board to make recommendations on the fund's administration and allocation, and requires periodic evaluations of the program's impact on public health outcomes and health care costs. Additionally, the bill institutes a prevention and wellness surcharge on acute hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to provide funding for the trust fund.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (11)

Jon Santiago (D)*, Harriette Chandler (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Vanna Howard (D), Hannah Kane (R), Jack Lewis (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Liz Miranda (D), Jim O'Day (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5222 (on 09/15/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1312

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1312
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1312.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H5222	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1001	Relative to civil commitment length of treatment for alcohol and substance use	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1025	Relative to direct food donations	Accompanied H1702	Similar To
S1382	For healthy and green public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2282	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Amendment #1 () adopted	Similar To
S2483	Relative to tobacco harm-reduction	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S2540	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	No further action taken	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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