MA S1473

Bill

MA S1473

Governing the operation of ambulance services by not-for-profit hospital systems or services

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 governing not for profit hospital system or service operating an ambulance service. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill governs the operation of ambulance services by not-for-profit hospital systems or services in Massachusetts. It requires these hospital systems or services to comply with certain existing laws, such as Chapter 111C and Chapter 154 of the Acts of 2003, in order to administer and operate emergency or non-emergent medical transport services. Additionally, if a not-for-profit hospital system or service is awarded a 911 contract by a municipality, it must contribute at least 33% of its gross ambulance receipts towards the cost of the municipality's fire-based service to enhance public safety infrastructure and fire-based services. The hospital system or service must also pay at least 50% of the cost to operate the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) to support the dispatching of 911 services in the municipality. The Department of Public Health is required to promulgate regulations to administer these provisions within 30 days of the law's enactment.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Joan Lovely (D)*, Mike Moore (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Adam Scanlon (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2692 (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1473

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1473
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1473.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1085	Relative to ambulance service reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
H1289	Ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H1314	Relative to the Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H2283	Governing not for profit hospital system or service operating an ambulance service	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
S1376	Relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2613	Similar To
S2692	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
S731	Relative to ambulance service reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see S2701	Similar To
S760	To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S784	To assist community hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S796	To support disproportionate share hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S805	Relative to hospital profit and fairness	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To

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