MA S1199

Bill

MA S1199

Relative to health care

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to health care. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 51I of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, which deals with health care, by adding language to include pulse oximetry testing, a method for measuring oxygen saturation in the blood, as a mandatory component of the rates that healthcare providers can charge, referencing a definition provided in Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2014.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D)*, Diana Dizoglio (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2199 (on 03/28/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1199

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1199
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1199
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1199.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1009	Improving the Children's Medical Security Program and simplifying the administration process	Accompanied a study order, see H4635	Similar To
S1169	Relative to truth in advertising	Accompanied a study order, see S2199	Similar To
S1171	To encourage quality reviews and reduce costs in health care	Accompanied a study order, see S2199	Similar To
S1188	To reduce health care costs by promoting evidence-based prescriber education	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S2199	Public health issues	Reported (in part) by S1231	Replaced by
S226	To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records	Accompanied a study order, see S2215	Similar To
S2261	The financing and delivery of health care in the Commonwealth	Adopted, in concurrence	Similar To
S529	Relative to telemedicine	Accompanied a study order, see S2318	Similar To
S568	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S628	To protect health care reform funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To

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