MA S1450

Bill

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

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 notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 111 of the General Laws to require healthcare employers to notify healthcare workers within 24 hours orally and 48 hours in writing if they have been exposed to a patient, colleague, or other individual who has tested positive for COVID-19. Healthcare workers are defined broadly to include doctors, nurses, social workers, chiropractors, and other licensed medical professionals. Employers who violate this provision are subject to a fine of at least $1,000 per violation. The bill also specifies that it does not constitute a violation of an individual's right to privacy regarding their medical condition.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (10)

John Keenan (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Jo Comerford (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Carol Doherty (D), Paul Feeney (D), Jack Lewis (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Walter Timilty (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2887 (on 05/31/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1450

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1450
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1450.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2368	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see H5198	Similar To
H488	Relative to non-medical healthcare expenses related to prevention of COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see H4968	Similar To
S1072	Providing protection from child enticement	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
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
S1188	Encouraging employer integrity in hiring	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1392	Further regulating the sale of tobacco products	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1522	Regulating central service technicians	New draft substituted, see S2913	Similar To
S1603	Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a study order, see S2766	Similar To
S1605	Requiring healthcare employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S170	Regulating secondary metals dealings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1868	Relative to establishing a criminal justice and community support trust fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2013	Providing for third party expert evaluation of scope of practice legislation	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S278	To regulate sports wagering	Accompanied S269	Similar To
S2887	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
S403	To improve nursing home job standards and care quality	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
S634	Relative to women's health	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S758	To ensure effective health care as a right	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S766	Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S790	To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings	Accompanied S771	Similar To
S805	Relative to hospital profit and fairness	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
S937	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2976	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2368

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5198

Similar To

H488

Relative to non-medical healthcare expenses related to prevention of COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see H4968

Similar To

S1072

Providing protection from child enticement

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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

S1188

Encouraging employer integrity in hiring

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1392

Further regulating the sale of tobacco products

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1522

Regulating central service technicians

New draft substituted, see S2913

Similar To

S1603

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2766

Similar To

S1605

Requiring healthcare employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

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

Similar To

S170

Regulating secondary metals dealings

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

Similar To

S1868

Relative to establishing a criminal justice and community support trust fund

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

Similar To

S2013

Providing for third party expert evaluation of scope of practice legislation

Accompanied a study order, see S2620

Similar To

S278

To regulate sports wagering

Accompanied S269

Similar To

S2887

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

S403

To improve nursing home job standards and care quality

Accompanied a new draft, see H4780

Similar To

S634

Relative to women's health

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S758

To ensure effective health care as a right

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S766

Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S790

To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings

Accompanied S771

Similar To

S805

Relative to hospital profit and fairness

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

S937

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2976

Similar To

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