MA S1406

Bill

MA S1406

Relative to health care liens and consumer protection

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 health care liens and consumer protection. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand the definition of "hospital" under Massachusetts law to include various healthcare professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, massage therapists, podiatrists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists. This change would allow these healthcare providers to also be subject to the laws governing health care liens and consumer protection, which currently only apply to traditional hospital settings.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Julian Cyr (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1406

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1406
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1406.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1188	To protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds	Accompanied a study order, see H5003	Similar To
H1913	Relative to health care liens and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2699	Relative to Group 2 retirement	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H324	Relative to increased consumer protections during a state of emergency	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
S1514	Relative to essential health services	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S178	Providing consumers with equal protection for all real estate appraisals	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S180	Relative to consumer protection on online automobile franchise transactions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	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
S2695	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	No further action taken	Similar To
S642	Empowering health care consumers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S752	Relative to the Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1188

To protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds

Accompanied a study order, see H5003

Similar To

H1913

Relative to health care liens and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2699

Relative to Group 2 retirement

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H324

Relative to increased consumer protections during a state of emergency

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

S1514

Relative to essential health services

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S178

Providing consumers with equal protection for all real estate appraisals

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

Similar To

S180

Relative to consumer protection on online automobile franchise transactions

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

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

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

S2695

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

No further action taken

Similar To

S642

Empowering health care consumers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S752

Relative to the Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

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