MA S1486

Bill

To protect life-saving electronic health records from reckless corporate greed and corruption

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 ensure timely electronic health record interoperability across health systems to protect patient lives. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure timely electronic health record (EHR) interoperability across health systems to protect patient lives. It amends existing laws to assist consumers with questions or concerns related to EHR accessibility, require healthcare providers to comply with federal interoperability and patient access requirements, and prohibit the unauthorized collection, use, or sale of patient EHR data by third-party applications. The bill also imposes increased penalties for violations related to patient access to EHR information.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Mark Montigny (D)*, Mike Moore (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2772 (on 03/17/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1486

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1486
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1486.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1261	Providing financial transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based outpatient facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
S1305	Relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	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
S220	To protect personal biometric data	Accompanied a new draft, see S2687	Similar To
S225	Protecting personal identifying information	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S2419	Relative to protecting veterans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2772	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S573	Resolve to protect pollinator habitat	Accompanied a new draft, see H4603	Similar To
S628	Relative to communications between health insurers and patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S827	Protecting students abroad	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1261

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

S1305

Relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

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

S220

To protect personal biometric data

Accompanied a new draft, see S2687

Similar To

S225

Protecting personal identifying information

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S2419

Relative to protecting veterans

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

Similar To

S2772

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S573

Resolve to protect pollinator habitat

Accompanied a new draft, see H4603

Similar To

S628

Relative to communications between health insurers and patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S827

Protecting students abroad

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

Similar To

Bill > S1486

MA S1486

summary

Introduced Session

Bill Summary

AI Summary

Committee Categories

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Official Document

bill text

bill summary

bill summary

bill summary