MA H930

Bill

MA H930

Relative to the practice of acupuncture

Introduced
01/20/2015

In Committee
01/20/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to expanding health insurance coverage for certain acupuncture services, diagnosis and treatment and establishing a special commission (including members of the General Court) to investigate the potential for better integrated use of acupuncture services. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a commission on acupuncture and wellness to study and recommend ways to better integrate acupuncture services into healthcare in Massachusetts, focusing on areas like pain management, substance abuse, and wellness promotion, and considering how to reimburse acupuncturists. Additionally, it mandates that various types of health insurance policies and contracts, including those from insurers, nonprofit health service corporations, hospital service plans, medical service agreements, and health maintenance organizations, must provide coverage for acupuncture and oriental medicine-based diagnosis and treatment for specific conditions such as pain management, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse treatment, and nausea, and prohibits third-party payers from differentiating reimbursement rates for acupuncture services based on provider type, limiting reimbursement to licensed acupuncturists or medical doctors.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (32)

Smitty Pignatelli (D)*, Jim Arciero (D), Brian Ashe (D), Bruce Ayers (D), Ruth Balser (D), Josh Cutler (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Stephen DiNatale (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Paul Heroux (D), Kate Hogan (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Peter Kocot (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Timothy Madden (D), Paul Mark (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Harold Naughton (D), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Denise Provost (D), Jeffrey Sánchez (D), John Scibak (D), Frank Smizik (D), Tom Stanley (D), Ellen Story (D), Aaron Vega (D), Daniel Wolf (D), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4111 (on 03/28/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H930

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H930
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H930.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1060	Establishing an education loan repayment program for social workers in areas of need	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1129	Providing a homeless bill of rights	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H249	Establishing an advanced dental hygiene practitioner level of practice	Accompanied a new draft, see S2076	Similar To
H2654	Eliminating the gasoline tax to state agencies and municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H4639	Similar To
H3063	Establishing a commuter tolling program for transit over the turnpike	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Similar To
H4111	Financial Services Study Order	Reported, in part, by H948	Replaced by

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