MA S1535

Bill

Resolve relative to the establishment of a joint oversight committee on personal protective equipment

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 the establishment of a joint oversight committee on personal protective equipment. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a joint oversight committee on personal protective equipment (PPE) in Massachusetts. The committee will include members from the House and Senate, and will conduct a comprehensive review to determine the current supplies of PPE that meet the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) standards as of January 1, 2020, held by the Commonwealth, acute care hospitals, non-acute hospitals, and state-operated facilities. The committee will also review how these entities will establish a supply chain and store at least 60 days' worth of PPE based on the CDC standards from January 1, 2020. The committee is required to hold public hearings, examine witnesses, and submit a report with any recommendations and draft legislation to the state legislature by April 1, 2021.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (8)

Walter Timilty (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Michael Brady (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Carol Doherty (D), Paul Feeney (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1535

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1535
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1535.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1314	Relative to the Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H495	Resolve relative to the establishment of a joint oversight committee on personal protective equipment	Accompanied a study order, see H4968	Similar To
H65	Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke Oversight Committee	Adopted, in concurrence	Similar To
S1376	Relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2613	Similar To
S253	Relative to PPE data transparency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4714	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
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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