MA S1235

Bill

MA S1235

To prevent unscrupulous medical debt recovery practices

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
05/18/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect hospital and community health center patients. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to prevent unscrupulous medical debt recovery practices by prohibiting hospitals, community health centers, or their agents from seeking legal execution against a patient's primary residence or motor vehicle, regardless of whether the patient or a guarantor has recorded a homestead declaration. The bill directs the Department of Public Health to adopt regulations to implement this policy, which is intended to protect vulnerable hospital and community health center patients from aggressive debt collection tactics.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Mark Montigny (D),

Last Action

Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2017 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1 (on 06/23/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1235

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1235
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1235.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1007	Requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a new draft, see H4418	Similar To
H1135	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H165	To prohibit negative option sales and disclosure of financial and personal information without a consumer’s express agreement	Accompanied a study order, see H4638	Similar To
H220	To prevent concussion and head injury	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3904	To amend Section 3, Chapter 258e of the General Laws relative to Filing of complaint; impounding of case record information; filing fee; expiration of order; modification of order; time for filing; nonexclusivity of remedy for Harrassment Prevention Orders	Accompanied a study order, see H4721	Similar To
H475	To amend 310 CMR 10.05 (3) (a) (2)	Accompanied a study order, see H4529	Similar To
S1378	Changing the composition of the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations	Accompanied a study order, see S2292	Similar To
S2061	Establishing a Special Senate committee on addiction prevention, treatment and recovery	Placed on file	Similar To
S2690	To prevent death and disability from stroke	No further action taken	Similar To
S621	To reduce prescription drug abuse testing and fraud prevention	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S999	To prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability	Accompanied a new draft, see S2327	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1007

Requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

Accompanied a new draft, see H4418

Similar To

H1135

Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H165

To prohibit negative option sales and disclosure of financial and personal information without a consumer’s express agreement

Accompanied a study order, see H4638

Similar To

H220

To prevent concussion and head injury

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H3904

To amend Section 3, Chapter 258e of the General Laws relative to Filing of complaint; impounding of case record information; filing fee; expiration of order; modification of order; time for filing; nonexclusivity of remedy for Harrassment Prevention Orders

Accompanied a study order, see H4721

Similar To

H475

To amend 310 CMR 10.05 (3) (a) (2)

Accompanied a study order, see H4529

Similar To

S1378

Changing the composition of the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations

Accompanied a study order, see S2292

Similar To

S2061

Establishing a Special Senate committee on addiction prevention, treatment and recovery

Placed on file

Similar To

S2690

To prevent death and disability from stroke

No further action taken

Similar To

S621

To reduce prescription drug abuse testing and fraud prevention

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

S999

To prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability

Accompanied a new draft, see S2327

Similar To

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