MA S1484

Bill

MA S1484

To combat V.I.P. syndrome to protect health care integrity and quality

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 to combat V.I.P. syndrome to protect health care integrity and quality. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to combat "VIP syndrome" in healthcare settings to protect the integrity and quality of healthcare. It proposes several key provisions: (1) Prohibiting healthcare providers from knowingly or intentionally violating department rules and regulations at the request of a patient, authorized caregiver, or other interested person, and requiring providers to report any such violations within 72 hours, subject to fines and other penalties; (2) Prohibiting healthcare providers from knowingly or intentionally designating, marking, labeling, or conferring any special status unrelated to medical diagnosis, treatment, or care to a patient due to their socio-economic status or direct relationship to the provider, also subject to fines and penalties; and (3) Empowering the department to promulgate regulations to enforce these provisions and protecting healthcare providers who report violations from retaliation.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Mark Montigny (D)*, Mike Moore (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1484

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1484
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1484.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S1073	Relative to the protection of vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by mandated reporters, persons in a position of trust and providers of transportation	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1177	Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties	Accompanied a new draft, see H4681	Similar To
S1188	Encouraging employer integrity in hiring	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1603	Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a study order, see S2766	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
S278	To regulate sports wagering	Accompanied S269	Similar To
S642	Empowering health care consumers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S766	Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S802	To ensure timely health care cost reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S812	To improve health care cost accountability	Accompanied a new draft, see H4248	Similar To
S813	Relative to health care non-discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S926	Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

S1073

Relative to the protection of vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by mandated reporters, persons in a position of trust and providers of transportation

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1177

Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties

Accompanied a new draft, see H4681

Similar To

S1188

Encouraging employer integrity in hiring

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1603

Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

Accompanied a study order, see S2766

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

S278

To regulate sports wagering

Accompanied S269

Similar To

S642

Empowering health care consumers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S766

Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S802

To ensure timely health care cost reporting

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S812

To improve health care cost accountability

Accompanied a new draft, see H4248

Similar To

S813

Relative to health care non-discrimination

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S926

Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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