MA S1193

Bill

Relative to emergency and disaster planning for health care providers

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to emergency and disaster planning for health care providers. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends the General Laws to provide legal liability protection for healthcare providers who act in good faith in rendering emergency care, treatment, advice, or assistance during a federal, state, or local disaster or emergency situation, including public health emergencies. The purpose is to ensure that healthcare providers are not further liable in a suit for damages or administrative sanctions as a result of their actions in providing such emergency care during these types of events.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Jamie Eldridge (D), Matt Muratore (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2422 (on 04/12/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1193

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1193
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1193.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1064	Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H1449	Relative to Massachusetts certified emergency telecommunicators	Accompanied S1479	Similar To
H1866	Establishing an emergency responder yellow dot program	Accompanied H1856	Similar To
H1880	Relative to lights for ambulances, fire apparatus and law enforcement vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4502	Similar To
H2077	Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth	No further action taken	Similar To
H4967	Relative to allowing employees of the Western Massachusetts Emergency Communications District to become members of the Hampden County retirement system	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 379 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S1014	Providing for the protection of emergency responders from dismissal	Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1309	Prohibiting the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency	Accompanied a study order, see S2292	Similar To
S1367	Relative to emergency first responder notification	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S1373	Relative to critical incident intervention by emergency service providers	New draft substituted, see S2633	Similar To
S1479	Relative to Massachusetts certified emergency telecommunications	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2001	Relative to drivers license information	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S204	Relative to athletic recreation facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2486	Similar To
S2422	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters	Reported (in part) by S1241	Replaced by
S2684	Similar Bills	see S2633	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1064

Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H1449

Relative to Massachusetts certified emergency telecommunicators

Accompanied S1479

Similar To

H1866

Establishing an emergency responder yellow dot program

Accompanied H1856

Similar To

H1880

Relative to lights for ambulances, fire apparatus and law enforcement vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4502

Similar To

H2077

Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth

No further action taken

Similar To

H4967

Relative to allowing employees of the Western Massachusetts Emergency Communications District to become members of the Hampden County retirement system

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 379 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S1014

Providing for the protection of emergency responders from dismissal

Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1309

Prohibiting the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency

Accompanied a study order, see S2292

Similar To

S1367

Relative to emergency first responder notification

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

S1373

Relative to critical incident intervention by emergency service providers

New draft substituted, see S2633

Similar To

S1479

Relative to Massachusetts certified emergency telecommunications

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2001

Relative to drivers license information

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S204

Relative to athletic recreation facilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2486

Similar To

S2422

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters

Reported (in part) by S1241

Replaced by

S2684

Similar Bills

see S2633

Similar To

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