Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S1203 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1947 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1203
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Paul W. Mark
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act to establish a hospital and community health center worker minimum wage.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul W. MarkBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and
16	16	Hampshire
17	17	Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex2/13/2023Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester2/13/2023James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/13/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/13/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin2/14/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/21/2023 1 of 3
18	18	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1947 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
19	19	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1203
20	20	By Mr. Mark, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1203) of Paul W. Mark, Jack Patrick
21	21	Lewis, Michael O. Moore, James K. Hawkins and other members of the General Court for
22	22	legislation to establish a hospital and community health center worker minimum wage. Labor
23	23	and Workforce Development.
24	24	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
25	25	_______________
26	26	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
27	27	(2023-2024)
28	28	_______________
29	29	An Act to establish a hospital and community health center worker minimum wage.
30	30	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
31	31	of the same, as follows:
32	32	1 SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby further amended
33	33	2by adding the following new section:
34	34	3 Section 51W
35	35	4 For the purposes of this section the following words shall, unless the context clearly
36	36	5requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
37	37	6 "Covered Hospital Facility" shall mean a hospital licensed under section 51 of this
38	38	7chapter, the teaching hospital of the University of Massachusetts medical school, any licensed
39	39	8private or state-owned and state-operated general acute care hospital, psychiatric hospital, acute
40	40	9care specialty hospital, any acute care unit within a state-operated healthcare facility, or a
41	41	10medium-security state correctional facility for male inmates located in Plymouth County that is
42	42	11operated and maintained by a private company under contract with the Department of 2 of 3
43	43	12Corrections. For purposes of this section, a covered acute care hospital facility shall not include
44	44	13rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, other long-term care facilities, or any other
45	45	14Massachusetts correctional facilities.
46	46	15 “Covered Community Health Center” a health center operating in conformance with the
47	47	16requirements of Section 330 of United States Public Law 95–626, including all community
48	48	17health centers which file cost reports as requested by the center for health information and
49	49	18analysis, and including community health centers affiliated with a hospital licensed under section
50	50	1951 of this chapter.
51	51	20 “Covered Community Health Center Worker” shall mean all personnel employed by or
52	52	21contracted to work at a community health center including but not limited to physicians,
53	53	22registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, unlicensed assistive personnel, service, maintenance,
54	54	23clerical, professional, and technical workers, and all other health care workers.
55	55	24 "Covered Hospital Worker" shall mean all personnel employed by or contracted to work
56	56	25at a covered hospital facility, including but not limited to physicians, registered nurses, licensed
57	57	26practical nurses, unlicensed assistive personnel, service, maintenance, clerical, professional and
58	58	27technical workers, and all other health care workers.
59	59	28 (b) Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, as a condition of state
60	60	29licensure and as a condition of receiving rate reimbursement from the Division of Medical
61	61	30Assistance, each covered community health center, and covered hospital shall directly
62	62	31compensate or otherwise ensure minimum compensation for each covered hospital worker and
63	63	32covered community health center worker at a rate of no less than 150% of the statewide 3 of 3
64	64	33minimum hourly wage as established in section 1 of chapter 151 of the Massachusetts General
65	65	34Laws.
66	66	35 (c) The Executive Office of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the
67	67	36department of public health and the division of medical assistance, shall promulgate rules and
68	68	37regulations needed to implement and enforce this section, within 180 days of the passage of this
69	69	38act.