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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 913 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2143
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Peter Capano
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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 preserving access to hospital services.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Peter Capano11th Essex1/17/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester1/26/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex1/26/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/26/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/30/2023Adrianne Pusateri Ramos14th Essex1/30/2023Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex2/1/2023Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex2/3/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/8/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/13/2023Denise C. Garlick13th Norfolk2/17/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex3/9/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 913 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2143
By Representative Capano of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2143) of Peter
Capano and others that the Department of Public Health create a process for state receivership
for certain hospitals or free-standing clinics that provides essential health services. Public
Health.
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 preserving access to hospital services.
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. Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by adding at the end of section 51G the following new section:
3 (7) The department, in conjunction with other state departments or agencies, shall
4promulgate regulations creating a process for state receivership for any hospital or free-standing
5clinic that provides essential health services and (a) closes without providing the required 90-day
6notice or (b) closes a hospital or free-standing clinic following a determination by the department
7that a closure would constitute a discontinuation of services necessary for preserving access and
8health status in the hospital or free-standing clinic’s service area. These regulations shall include
9a mechanism and source for funding said receivership.