MA S1275

Bill

MA S1275

Establishing an Office of Behavioral Health Promotion

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
06/23/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish an Office of Behavioral Health Promotion. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an Office of Behavioral Health Promotion within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The office will coordinate activities to promote mental, emotional, and behavioral health and wellness for all residents, setting goals for prevention and applying a health equity lens. The office will collaborate with various state agencies and commissions, develop evidence-based programming, collect and analyze data, and provide staffing support for a community behavioral health promotion and prevention commission. The office will also prepare an annual report on the progress of the Commonwealth in promoting wellness and preventing mental health and substance use conditions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Julian Cyr (D)*, Jo Comerford (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 06/23/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1275

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1275
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1275.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1240	To ensure MassHealth rate parity for behavioral health inpatient providers	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1244	Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H2099	Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1186	To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1291	To improve access to behavioral health services	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2290	Establishing the Metropolitan Transportation Network	Accompanied a study order, see S2621	Similar To
S2299	Establishing a regional equity and roadway board	Accompanied a study order, see S2712	Similar To
S2441	Authorizing the town of Wales to establish a department of public works	No further action taken	Similar To
S403	To improve nursing home job standards and care quality	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
S565	Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S709	To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2928	Similar To
S766	Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	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
S88	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a study order, see S3050	Similar To
S886	Enabling local options for tenant protections	Accompanied a study order, see S3069	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1240

To ensure MassHealth rate parity for behavioral health inpatient providers

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1244

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H2099

Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments

Accompanied a study order, see H5225

Similar To

S1186

To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1291

To improve access to behavioral health services

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

Similar To

S2290

Establishing the Metropolitan Transportation Network

Accompanied a study order, see S2621

Similar To

S2299

Establishing a regional equity and roadway board

Accompanied a study order, see S2712

Similar To

S2441

Authorizing the town of Wales to establish a department of public works

No further action taken

Similar To

S403

To improve nursing home job standards and care quality

Accompanied a new draft, see H4780

Similar To

S565

Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund

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

Similar To

S709

To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants

Accompanied a new draft, see S2928

Similar To

S766

Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts

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

S88

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Accompanied a study order, see S3050

Similar To

S886

Enabling local options for tenant protections

Accompanied a study order, see S3069

Similar To

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