MA S1514

Bill

MA S1514

Relative to essential health 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 relative to essential health services. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 51G of Chapter 111 of the General Laws to require that any medical health facility or hospital that provided essential health services, as defined in 105 CMR 130.020, as of January 1, 2017, must have their license suspended if they phase out or discontinue these services, unless there is an alternative medical facility or hospital providing the same essential health services within a 10-mile radius. The purpose of this bill is to ensure the continued availability of essential health services in local communities.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Marc Pacheco (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Jamie Eldridge (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1514

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1514
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1514.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1262	Preserving access to essential health services	Accompanied a new draft, see H4248	Similar To
H2486	Requiring live fire practice for a firearms license	No further action taken	Similar To
H2699	Relative to Group 2 retirement	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3484	Relative to license plate year of manufacture registration	No further action taken	Similar To
H3488	Relative to front license plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4966	Similar To
H3520	To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license	No further action taken	Similar To
H3741	Authorizing the town of Norwood to grant an additional liquor license	Accompanied a new draft, see H3897	Similar To
H431	Returning liquor license control to municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
S1267	To transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1429	Preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency	Accompanied a study order, see S2772	Similar To
S1531	To protect essential health services	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1614	Relative to equitable firearm license fees	Accompanied a study order, see S2762	Similar To
S2289	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
S2310	Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2642	Similar To
S2477	Authorizing the town of Millbury to grant an additional liquor license	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2488	Authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4663	Similar To
S2500	Authorizing the town of Berkley to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see S2788	Similar To
S2501	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises	New Draft substituted, see S2587	Similar To
S2504	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2506	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2535	To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting	Accompanied a new draft, see S3094	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
S806	Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1262

Preserving access to essential health services

Accompanied a new draft, see H4248

Similar To

H2486

Requiring live fire practice for a firearms license

No further action taken

Similar To

H2699

Relative to Group 2 retirement

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3484

Relative to license plate year of manufacture registration

No further action taken

Similar To

H3488

Relative to front license plates

Accompanied a study order, see H4966

Similar To

H3520

To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license

No further action taken

Similar To

H3741

Authorizing the town of Norwood to grant an additional liquor license

Accompanied a new draft, see H3897

Similar To

H431

Returning liquor license control to municipalities

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

S1267

To transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health

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

Similar To

S1429

Preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency

Accompanied a study order, see S2772

Similar To

S1531

To protect essential health services

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

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

Similar To

S1614

Relative to equitable firearm license fees

Accompanied a study order, see S2762

Similar To

S2289

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

S2310

Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement

Accompanied a study order, see S2642

Similar To

S2477

Authorizing the town of Millbury to grant an additional liquor license

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2488

Authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H4663

Similar To

S2500

Authorizing the town of Berkley to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see S2788

Similar To

S2501

Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises

New Draft substituted, see S2587

Similar To

S2504

Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2506

Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2535

To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting

Accompanied a new draft, see S3094

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

S806

Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

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