MA S691

Bill

Relative to emergency insulin access

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/17/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to emergency insulin access. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve emergency access to insulin for individuals in Massachusetts. It amends several state laws to allow pharmacists to dispense a limited 30-day supply of insulin in emergency situations, even without a prior prescription from a practitioner. The bill defines an "emergency situation" as a circumstance where the patient cannot readily obtain authorization for the insulin from their doctor. The pharmacist is granted discretion to determine the appropriate amount to dispense based on their professional judgment. This new provision is intended to help ensure patients can access life-saving insulin when they may not be able to get a prescription in time.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (7)

Eric Lesser (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Jo Comerford (D), John Cronin (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Hannah Kane (R), Becca Rausch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2917 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S691

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S691
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S691.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1132	Relative to emergency insulin access	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1749	For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2500	Relative to access to constitutional rights	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H4034	Relative to insulin access	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H4120	Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks	Accompanied a study order, see H5219	Similar To
H4954	Expanding protections for reproductive rights	Reported by H5090	Similar To
H865	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
S1304	Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S192	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied S211	Similar To
S2519	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2537	Relative to an insulin patient assistance program	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S2917	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health care financing	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S315	Providing for diabetes management in schools	Accompanied H665	Similar To
S357	To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2749	Similar To
S765	To increase access to urgent care centers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
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

H1132

Relative to emergency insulin access

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1749

For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2500

Relative to access to constitutional rights

Accompanied a study order, see H5190

Similar To

H4034

Relative to insulin access

Accompanied a study order, see H5209

Similar To

H4120

Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks

Accompanied a study order, see H5219

Similar To

H4954

Expanding protections for reproductive rights

Reported by H5090

Similar To

H865

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

S1304

Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S192

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Accompanied S211

Similar To

S2519

To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)

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

Similar To

S2537

Relative to an insulin patient assistance program

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S2917

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health care financing

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S315

Providing for diabetes management in schools

Accompanied H665

Similar To

S357

To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2749

Similar To

S765

To increase access to urgent care centers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

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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