MA S689

Bill

Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease

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 the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill requires that health insurance plans provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as individual and group health plans more broadly, must cover treatment for mitochondrial disease. The covered treatments include the use of various vitamin and nutritional supplements such as CoEnzyme Q10, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin K1, and L-Carnitine. This legislation aims to ensure that patients with mitochondrial disease have access to the necessary treatments and nutritional supplements through their health insurance plans.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

John Keenan (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S689

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S689
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S689.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2098	Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied a study order, see H5194	Similar To
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
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
S1288	Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment	Accompanying S1276	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
S1460	Relative to color coded patient wristbands	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1491	Relative to stroke protocols	Accompanied a study order, see S3173	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
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
S671	Relative to long-term care insurance consumer protections	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S767	Relative to fiduciary responsibility	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S795	Providing transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based facilities	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
S813	Relative to health care non-discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2098

Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied a study order, see H5194

Similar To

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

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

S1288

Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment

Accompanying S1276

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

S1460

Relative to color coded patient wristbands

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1491

Relative to stroke protocols

Accompanied a study order, see S3173

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

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

S671

Relative to long-term care insurance consumer protections

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S767

Relative to fiduciary responsibility

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S795

Providing transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based facilities

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

S813

Relative to health care non-discrimination

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

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