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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4739
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 1, 2024.
The committee on Public Health, to whom were referred the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 303) of Colleen M. Garry relative to
sonographers and vascular technologists; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 471) of William J. Driscoll, Jr., relative to requiring
immunizations against preventable diseases for school admittance; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 582) of Michael J. Soter and
others relative to the protection of medical exemptions for immunizations
for school attendance; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 642)
of Mathew J. Muratore and others relative to short-term inpatient skilled
nursing and rehabilitation services for persons twenty-two years of age or
younger; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2122) of James
Arciero relative to certainty of continuing education for chiropractors; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2123) of Bruce J. Ayers for an
investigation by a special commission (including members of the General
Court) to study the use, disposal, and potential re-use of durable medical
equipment in hospitals and care facilities under the jurisdiction of the
Commonwealth; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2124) of
Bruce J. Ayers relative to emergency epinephrine pens in schools; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2125) of Bruce J. Ayers that the
Department of Public Health be directed to study the feasibility of
absorbing oversight of “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in
the Commonwealth; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2126)
of Bruce J. Ayers relative to the civilian certification of military medical
personnel; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2127) of Bruce J.
Ayers relative to HIV antibody or antigen testing; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2128) of Bruce J. Ayers and others for
legislation to further regulate annual workplace safety training for home
healthcare workers; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2133)
of Christine P. Barber, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others relative to
hormonal contraceptives; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2136) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., relative to cardiopulmonary 2 of 8
resuscitation recertification; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2137) of David Biele relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic
activities; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2139) of Nicholas
A. Boldyga relative to patient access to certain health care services; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2140) of Nicholas A. Boldyga
relative to administering and dispensing controlled substances by certain
practitioners; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2141) of
Daniel Cahill relative to tobacco harm-reduction; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2142) of Michael Drinan relative to the
presence of chaperones during certain medical examinations; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2144) of Gerard J. Cassidy relative to
multidisciplinary health care teams and further regulating advanced
practice nurses; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2145) of
Gerard J. Cassidy relative to truth in advertising by certain health care
practitioners; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2149) of
Daniel M. Donahue and others for legislation to ensure safe medication
administration; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2153) of
William J. Driscoll, Jr., relative to the licensing of home kitchens; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2154) of William J. Driscoll,
Jr., relative to establishing a task force to study the sustainability of
emergency medical services; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 2155) of William J. Driscoll, Jr., for legislation to create an at home
test reporting system; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2156)
of William J. Driscoll, Jr., relative to enhancing statewide hospital
capacity coordination; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2157)
of Michelle M. DuBois relative to the burning of construction and
demolition waste as biofuel and further regulating the permitting or
operation of energy-generating facilities; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 2158) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Vanna Howard and Mary
S. Keefe that the Department of Public Health add electromagnetic
sensitivity (EMS) to the list of diseases dangerous to the public health; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2159) of Kimberly N. Ferguson
and others that the Department of Public Health be directed to implement
a food labeling program for commercially caught, landed and sold
saltwater fish; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2160) of
Kimberly N. Ferguson and others that the board of registration of
psychologists be authorized to promulgate regulations relative to the
reciprocity of psychologists; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2161) of Michael J. Finn for legislation to further regulate emergency or
non-emergent medical transport services; the petition (accompanied by 3 of 8
bill, House, No. 2165) of Carole A. Fiola and Paul A. Schmid, III that the
Office of Medicaid be authorized to require laboratories providing
toxicology testing to demonstrate functional and operational test-
utilization and test-frequency control programs; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 2166) of Paul K. Frost for legislation to prohibit local
boards of health from banning the sale of tobacco products sold legally in
the Commonwealth; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2167)
of Paul K. Frost for legislation to require restaurants to identify for
customers the presence and origin of food allergens contained in the list of
products offered by such restaurants; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 2168) of William C. Galvin and Carol A. Doherty for
legislation to authorize emergency medical technicians to restrain patients
who present immediate or serious threats of bodily harm to themselves or
others; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2170) of William C.
Galvin and others that the Department of Public Health be authorized to
establish a Parkinson's disease public information and education program;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2171) of Danae Isbister
relative to non-medical healthcare expenses related to prevention of
disease; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2172) of Sean
Garballey and Christine P. Barber relative to oral health examinations for
public school students; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2174) of Sean Garballey and others relative to liability protection for
disaster volunteers; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2179) of
Colleen M. Garry relative to testing persons convicted of sexual assault for
the HIV virus; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2180) of
Colleen M. Garry for legislation to require the screening of newborns for
Krabbe Disease and other lysomal storage disorders; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2184) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile and
others relative to authorizing pharmacists to provide opioid use disorder
treatment; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2185) of Susan
Williams Gifford and Joseph D. McKenna relative to the charitable
donation of not readily marketable food; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 2188) of Patricia A. Haddad for legislation to establish an
interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program within the
Department of Public Health; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 2189) of Richard M. Haggerty relative to utilization of the
prescription monitoring program; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 2191) of James K. Hawkins for legislation to prohibit smoking
in motor vehicles in which young children are passengers; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2192) of James K. Hawkins and others 4 of 8
for legislation to protect patients and healthcare workers from exposure to
surgical smoke; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2193) of
Natalie M. Higgins, Jack Patrick Lewis and others relative to expanding
after-death options and the disposal of human bodies; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2196) of Natalie M. Higgins and others
relative to registered nurse patient assignment; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 2199) of Steven S. Howitt relative to exempting barber
shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2201) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Hannah
Kane and others relative to authorizing the Department of Public Health to
provide guidance to businesses regarding best practices for food donation;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2202) of Bradley H. Jones,
Jr., and others relative to establishing a commission (including members
of the General Court) to study the encouragement of organ donation; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2203) of Hannah Kane, Carole
A. Fiola and others relative to informed consent for concurrent surgical
procedures; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2205) of
Hannah Kane and others relative to date labels on food packaging of
products; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2206) of Patrick
Joseph Kearney for legislation to permit the scattering of unclaimed
cremated remains at sea; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2212) of Kay Khan for legislation to establish a nursing advisory board
within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2214) of Kay Khan relative to
establishing a special commission (including members of the General
Court) on quality patient outcomes and professional nursing practice; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2216) of Kay Khan and others
relative to the services provided by dental hygienists; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2217) of Kay Khan and others relative
to limited service clinics; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2219) of Kathleen R. LaNatra and Christopher Hendricks relative to
certified medical assistant administration of immunization; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2221) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others
that the Department of Public Health establish a voluntary certification
training program for care of certain patients with intellectual and
developmental disabilities including autism; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 2223) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Vanna Howard
and others relative to the lead law and promoting equal access to lead-free
housing; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2227) of David
Paul Linsky relative to registered nurse first assistants; the petition 5 of 8
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2228) of Jay D. Livingstone and
Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to protect toddlers from lead exposure;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2230) of Jay D. Livingstone
relative to smoking in multi-unit residential buildings; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2232) of Marc T. Lombardo and Joan
Martorella relative to dental service quotes; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 2235) of Joseph D. McKenna, Colleen M. Garry and
Michael J. Soter relative to procedures for prescribing or dispensing pain
medications in emergency rooms to certain persons on probation; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2236) of Joseph D. McKenna
and others for legislation relative to LSDs (Lysosomal Storage Disorders)
in infants; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2238) of Lenny
Mirra relative to permitting ambulances to transport patients to urgent care
centers; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2239) of Lenny
Mirra relative to the use of urgent care centers by MassHealth patients; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2240) of Samantha Montaño
relative to providing access to patient protection services for all residents;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2241) of Frank A. Moran,
Manny Cruz and others relative to enabling trained dental hygienists to
administer dermal fillers and botox; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 2242) of Luke Soojian relative to board of public health
permitting for removal or transportation of refuse; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2249) of Edward R. Philips relative to
the availability of prescription medication during an emergency; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2250) of Edward R. Philips and
others for legislation to improve outcomes for sudden cardiac arrest by
providing additional safeguards and resources; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 2251) of Edward R. Philips and others that the
Department of Public Health, the Health Policy Commission and the
Center for Health Information Analysis study current access to essential
health services; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2255) of
Smitty Pignatelli and others that public health dental hygienists be able to
bill third-party insurance carriers for services provided; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2257) of David Allen Robertson for
legislation to establish the environmental public health trust fund for
cancer surveillance and environmental data collection within the
Department of Public Health; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 2258) of David M. Rogers, Steven Owens and others relative to
improving environmental conditions to reduce asthma in schools; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2259) of David M. Rogers for 6 of 8
legislation to establish a division of indoor environments within the
Department of Public Health; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 2272) of Aaron L. Saunders relative to physician licensure; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2274) of Todd M. Smola
relative to disclosures of certain hazards in well water; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2275) of Priscila S. Sousa for legislation
to increase the accountability of hospitals that interrupt or divert required
services; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2276) of Thomas
M. Stanley relative to the labeling information for commercially caught
fish; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2281) of Andres X.
Vargas and others relative to the development and posting of guidelines
and other relevant materials to inform and educate students about the
symptoms and warning signs of heart disease; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 2282) of Marcus S. Vaughn for legislation to authorize
trauma kits, so-called, and trained designees in certain public buildings;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2283) of Jenna Orlando for
legislation to regulate changes to previously issued birth certificates; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2284) of Tommy Vitolo and
others relative to the adoption of names upon marriage; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3574) of Nicholas A. Boldyga relative
to the use of a certain prescription medication used in psychotherapy and
the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 3604) of Bruce J. Ayers that the Department of Public
Health study the feasibility of incentivizing inpatient psychiatric hospitals
to admit patients directly from community behavioral health centers; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3606) of Gerard J. Cassidy and
others relative to the use of the term physician; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 3607) of Gerard J. Cassidy relative to the exposure of
public safety officials to HIV; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 3609) of Tackey Chan and others relative to translated certified nurses
assistant exams; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3610) of
Rob Consalvo and Ruthzee Louijeune relative to commercial disposal
containers for the disposal of solid waste; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 3615) of Edward F. Coppinger relative to the definition of
health care adverse outcome disclosure, apology and early offer programs;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3617) of Mark J. Cusack
relative to the joint negotiation prohibition for integrated systems in health
care; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3619) of Michael S.
Day for legislation to prohibit the participation of healthcare professionals
in the torture and abuse of prisoners; the petition (accompanied by bill, 7 of 8
House, No. 3620) of Vincent L. Dixon relative to nursing and health care
worker staffing levels; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3621) of Vincent L. Dixon for legislation to encourage and improve the
level of availability of physicians; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 3624) of Marjorie C. Decker and Joanne M. Comerford
relative to findings and reports of medical examiners performing autopsies
on children under the age of two; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 3633) of Andres X. Vargas relative to lead pipe safety; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3765) of Todd M. Smola for
legislation to further regulate community-based health initiative
requirements for the construction of certain nursing facilities; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3946) of Shirley B. Arriaga relative to
regulating medical imaging and radiation therapy; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 4015) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Paul
W. Mark for an investigation and study by the Executive Office of Health
and Human Services of payment models, uniform assessment and
nonpublic emergency ambulance assessed charges set for nonpublic
ambulance service; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
4098) of William J. Driscoll, Jr., relative to the protection of the public
health through the regulation of indoor air quality within public buildings,
reports recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 4739)
ought to be adopted.
For the committee,
MARJORIE C. DECKER. 8 of 8
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4739
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives, July 01, 2024.
1 Ordered, That the committee on Public Health be authorized to sit during a recess of the
2General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 303, 471, 582,
3642, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2133, 2136, 2137, 2139, 2140, 2141, 2142,
42144, 2145, 2149, 2153, 2154, 2155, 2156, 2157, 2158, 2159, 2160, 2161, 2165, 2166, 2167,
52168, 2170, 2171, 2172, 2174, 2179, 2180, 2184, 2185, 2188, 2189, 2191, 2192, 2193, 2196,
62199, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2205, 2206, 2212, 2214, 2216, 2217, 2219, 2221, 2223, 2227, 2228,
72230, 2232, 2235, 2236, 2238, 2239, 2240, 2241, 2242, 2249, 2250, 2251, 2255, 2257, 2258,
82259, 2272, 2274, 2275, 2276, 2281, 2282, 2283, 2284, 3574, 3604, 3606, 3607, 3609, 3610,
93615, 3617, 3619, 3620, 3621, 3624, 3633, 3765, 3946, 4015 and 4098, relative to
10immunizations, dental health, health care workers and other related matters.
11 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
12and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
13recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
14on or before December 31, 2024.