MA H267

Bill

Improving front-line service coordinators quality of care

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to human service coordinator caseload ratios established by the Department of Developmental Services. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish caseload ratios for human service coordinators at the Department of Developmental Services (DDS). Specifically, it requires DDS to set a caseload ratio of 55:1 for Human Service Coordinators A/B and D, and a ratio of 6:1 for Human Service Coordinator C, no later than January 1, 2021. The goal is to improve the quality of front-line service coordination for children, families, and individuals with disabilities who receive services from DDS.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (10)

Jon Santiago (D)*, Michelle DuBois (D), Pat Duffy (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Vanna Howard (D), Mike Kushmerek (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Jim O'Day (D), Dan Sena (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4909 (on 07/11/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H267

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H267
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H267.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4109	Relative to collaborative drug therapy management optimization	Accompanied S2492	Similar To
H4262	Enhancing the market review process	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H4909	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1284	To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1491	Relative to stroke protocols	Accompanied a study order, see S3173	Similar To
S1603	Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a study order, see S2766	Similar To
S189	Relative to the online advertising of pet care services	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2492	Relative to collaborative drug therapy management optimization	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S320	Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S634	Relative to women's health	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S671	Relative to long-term care insurance consumer protections	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S790	To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings	Accompanied S771	Similar To
S795	Providing transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	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
S88	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a study order, see S3050	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
S99	Relative to foster kids	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H4109

Relative to collaborative drug therapy management optimization

Accompanied S2492

Similar To

H4262

Enhancing the market review process

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H4909

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1284

To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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

S1450

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1491

Relative to stroke protocols

Accompanied a study order, see S3173

Similar To

S1603

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2766

Similar To

S189

Relative to the online advertising of pet care services

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2492

Relative to collaborative drug therapy management optimization

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S320

Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

Similar To

S634

Relative to women's health

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S671

Relative to long-term care insurance consumer protections

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S790

To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings

Accompanied S771

Similar To

S795

Providing transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based facilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

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

S88

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Accompanied a study order, see S3050

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

S99

Relative to foster kids

Accompanied a study order, see S2624

Similar To

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