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MA H3616

MA H3616
Updating the regulations governing licensed birth centers in Massachusetts

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Introduced
03/30/2023
In Committee
03/30/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

193rd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the regulations governing licensed birth centers. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to update the regulations governing licensed birth centers in Massachusetts. It does this by: 1) adding the American College of Nurse Midwives and the American Association of Birth Centers to the list of organizations that the Department of Public Health must consult when developing regulations for birth centers; 2) requiring birth centers to have specific plans and policies for transferring patients to hospitals and coordinating ongoing care; 3) prohibiting the Department from requiring birth centers to practice under the supervision of a hospital or other healthcare provider; 4) requiring birth centers to have an administrative director and a director of clinical affairs who is a licensed nurse midwife or physician; and 5) specifying that birth attendants at birth centers must be licensed midwives, physicians, or other licensed providers whose scope of practice includes prenatal, labor, birth, and postpartum care. The bill also requires the Department to issue the revised regulations within 180 days of the bill's effective date.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (44)

Manny Cruz (D)*,  Chynah Tyler (D)*,  James Arena-Derosa (D),  Jenny Armini (D),  Christine Barber (D),  Natalie Blais (D),  Dan Cahill (D),  Simon Cataldo (D),  Jo Comerford (D),  Rob Consalvo (D),  Mindy Domb (D),  Pat Duffy (D),  Jamie Eldridge (D),  Dylan Fernandes (D),  Chris Flanagan (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Pat Haddad (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Russell Holmes (D),  Kristin Kassner (D),  Patrick Kearney (D),  Sally Kerans (D),  Kay Khan (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  David Linsky (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Sam Montaño (D),  Brian Murray (D),  Tram Nguyen (D),  Patrick O'Connor (R),  Jim O'Day (D),  Jake Oliveira (D),  Steve Owens (D),  Adrianne Ramos (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Dave Rogers (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Margaret Scarsdale (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Bruce Tarr (R),  Erika Uyterhoeven (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D),  Chris Worrell (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4566 (on 04/22/2024)
(2 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3616
BillText https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3616.pdf
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