MA S924

Bill

MA S924

Relative to the safety of seniors in assisted living facilities

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 the safety of seniors in assisted living facilities. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 72J of Chapter 111 of the General Laws to provide immunity from civil or criminal liability for individuals who report allegations of patient or resident abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or misappropriation of property in assisted living facilities. It also allows individuals who are discharged or discriminated against for making such reports to file a lawsuit for reinstatement or other legal remedies. Additionally, the bill imposes a fine of at least $3,000 on employees of the same facility who fail to report such incidents.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (3)

Ryan Fattman (R), Donald Humason (R), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2313 (on 03/01/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S924

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S924
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S924.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1125	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1523	Relative to assisted living programs	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H2886	Directing the administration to amend the frail elder home and community-based waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in certified assisted living residences	Accompanied S344	Similar To
H347	Requiring automated external defibrillators in assisted living residences	No further action taken	Similar To
H349	To protect persons in assisted living facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4659	Similar To
S2313	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to issues before the joint committee on the Judiciary	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S355	To ensure resident safety within assisted living facilities	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S361	Relative to residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2419	Similar To
S363	Relative to affordable assisted living facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2551	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1125

Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1523

Relative to assisted living programs

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H2886

Directing the administration to amend the frail elder home and community-based waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in certified assisted living residences

Accompanied S344

Similar To

H347

Requiring automated external defibrillators in assisted living residences

No further action taken

Similar To

H349

To protect persons in assisted living facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4659

Similar To

S2313

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to issues before the joint committee on the Judiciary

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S355

To ensure resident safety within assisted living facilities

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S361

Relative to residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2419

Similar To

S363

Relative to affordable assisted living facilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2551

Similar To

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