MA H2308

Bill

MA H2308

Relative to clinical laboratory testing

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 clinical laboratory testing. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing law in Massachusetts to allow a person from whose body a specimen was derived to request a copy of the results of any clinical laboratory testing performed on that specimen. The bill inserts new language into the existing law to grant this right to the individual, providing more transparency and access to their own medical information.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Ken Gordon (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5198 (on 09/06/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2308

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2308
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2308.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1317	Relative to same day drug testing	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1637	Relative to the exposure of public safety officials to the AIDS virus	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2097	Advancing public health and safety using fentanyl testing strips	Accompanied a study order, see H5194	Similar To
H2255	For environmental, and water testing requirements, and funding thereof	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H2286	To reduce fraud in prescription drug abuse testing and help prevent substance abuse	Accompanied a study order, see H5197	Similar To
H2302	Protecting victims of sexual assault	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H5198	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1405	Relative to HIV routine screening and care	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1413	Relative to health care	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1512	Relative to baseline concussion testing for student athletes	Accompanied a new draft, see H4819	Similar To
S584	Concerning the use of animals in product testing	Accompanied H966	Similar To
S808	Relative to cancer patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1317

Relative to same day drug testing

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1637

Relative to the exposure of public safety officials to the AIDS virus

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2097

Advancing public health and safety using fentanyl testing strips

Accompanied a study order, see H5194

Similar To

H2255

For environmental, and water testing requirements, and funding thereof

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

H2286

To reduce fraud in prescription drug abuse testing and help prevent substance abuse

Accompanied a study order, see H5197

Similar To

H2302

Protecting victims of sexual assault

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

H5198

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1405

Relative to HIV routine screening and care

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

Similar To

S1413

Relative to health care

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1512

Relative to baseline concussion testing for student athletes

Accompanied a new draft, see H4819

Similar To

S584

Concerning the use of animals in product testing

Accompanied H966

Similar To

S808

Relative to cancer patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

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