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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3553 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1982
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carole A. Fiola
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to behavioral health workforce loan repayment eligibility.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Carole A. Fiola6th Bristol1/20/2023Paul A. Schmid, III8th Bristol2/1/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/1/2023Ryan M. Hamilton15th Essex2/2/2023Alan Silvia7th Bristol2/2/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester2/17/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3553 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1982
By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1982) of
Carole A. Fiola and others relative to behavioral health workforce loan repayment eligibility.
Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to behavioral health workforce loan repayment eligibility.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Item 1599-2026 of section 2A of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021 is hereby
2amended by striking out the words “hospital or an in-patient psychiatric hospital” and inserting
3in place thereof the following:- hospital, an in-patient psychiatric hospital, or an acute care
4hospital that received enhanced Medicaid payments under section 63 of chapter 260 of the acts
5of 2020 in calendar year 2022.