Bill > H4613

This bill requires healthcare facilities in Massachusetts to collect and submit detailed demographic, professional, and educational data about their physicians, medical fellows, interns, and residents to the Board of Registration in Medicine and the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) annually. The required data includes information such as race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, linguistic abilities, medical specialty, practice duration, leadership and academic appointments, educational debt, and employment status. The Board of Registration in Medicine must aggregate and publicly post this data on its website within 60 days of each year's end. Additionally, CHIA is mandated to report the collected data to the state legislature's clerks, the Joint Committee on Public Health, and the Department of Public Health by February 28th annually. The purpose of this data collection is to assess the impact of physician workforce diversity on health outcomes in Massachusetts. The bill will become effective 90 days after its enactment, providing time for healthcare facilities to prepare for the new reporting requirements.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Joint Committee on Public Health (Joint)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4613