MA H1127

Bill

MA H1127

To ensure access to necessary hospital services

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to hospitals providing cardiac catheterization services. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure access to necessary hospital services by amending the General Laws to provide an exemption from volume requirements for licensed hospitals that provide cardiac catheterization services. Specifically, the bill states that any licensed hospital that performs at least 300 diagnostic cardiac catheterization procedures annually by multiple physicians, or 150 such procedures by a single physician, shall be deemed to comply with the volume requirements set by the Department and shall not be subject to enforcement action solely due to volume levels.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Jay Barrows (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Matt Muratore (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4625 (on 06/18/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1127

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1127
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1127.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1143	Relative to the closing of hospital essential services	No further action taken	Similar To
H4625	Public health	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1201	Relative to maternity patient rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S1212	Aligning hospital licensure with community needs in addiction and behavioral health	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To

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