MA H621

Bill

Relative to accessible medical equipment

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 to require the Department of Public Health to update regulations governing licensed health care facilities with requirements relative to the federal standards for accessible medical equipment. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Public Health to update its regulations governing licensed health care facilities, such as hospitals and clinics, to include requirements for accessible medical equipment that meets the federal standards set by the U.S. Access Board. The bill also requires the department to issue guidance to licensed physicians on these accessibility standards and best practices for providing care to individuals with accessibility needs. Additionally, the bill mandates that the department evaluate the availability and need for accessible diagnostic medical equipment when making determinations of need.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Paul Heroux (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Kay Khan (D), Denise Provost (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4528 (on 05/24/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H621

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H621
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H621.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
H1131	Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1133	To amend Section 5K(E) of Chapter 111	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1135	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1186	To promote patient care transparency and nurse advancement	Accompanied a study order, see H4681	Similar To
H1215	Promoting radon testing	No further action taken	Similar To
H1229	To establish an Office of Youth Development	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H132	Regulating body art	Accompanied a new draft, see S2413	Similar To
H2382	To prevent adolescent substance use	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H2385	To protect patients approved by physicians and certified by the Department of Public Health to access medical marijuana	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H2395	Relative to the report on substance abuse evaluations	Accompanied a study order, see H4624	Similar To
H2476	To establish a division of indoor environments within the Department of Public Health	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H3517	Providing diaper benefits for certain parents	No further action taken	Similar To
H3714	To create a Massachusetts rare disease advisory council	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H4048	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health (see House, No. 3827)	See H3827	Similar To
H4528	The financing and delivery of health care in the commonwealth.	No further action taken	Replaced by

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

H1131

Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H1133

To amend Section 5K(E) of Chapter 111

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H1135

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

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1186

To promote patient care transparency and nurse advancement

Accompanied a study order, see H4681

Similar To

H1215

Promoting radon testing

No further action taken

Similar To

H1229

To establish an Office of Youth Development

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H132

Regulating body art

Accompanied a new draft, see S2413

Similar To

H2382

To prevent adolescent substance use

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H2385

To protect patients approved by physicians and certified by the Department of Public Health to access medical marijuana

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H2395

Relative to the report on substance abuse evaluations

Accompanied a study order, see H4624

Similar To

H2476

To establish a division of indoor environments within the Department of Public Health

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H3517

Providing diaper benefits for certain parents

No further action taken

Similar To

H3714

To create a Massachusetts rare disease advisory council

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H4048

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health (see House, No. 3827)

See H3827

Similar To

H4528

The financing and delivery of health care in the commonwealth.

No further action taken

Replaced by

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