Bill > S1553

This bill modifies the definition of "new technology" in Section 25B of Chapter 111 of the Massachusetts General Laws by updating how medical technologies are classified for regulatory purposes. Specifically, the bill expands the definition to include medical equipment like magnetic resonance imagers (MRI machines) and linear accelerators, as well as medical services that the department of health determines to be novel based on quality, access, or cost considerations. The bill explicitly excludes computerized tomography (CT scans) and widely used standard diagnostic, treatment, or therapeutic technologies from being classified as "new technology". This change gives the state health department more flexible authority to evaluate and categorize emerging medical technologies, potentially impacting how these technologies are reviewed, approved, and potentially regulated or funded within the state's healthcare system.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1553