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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 753 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1359
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sal N. DiDomenico
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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 regarding the pediatric palliative care program.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and SuffolkJason M. LewisFifth Middlesex1/31/2023 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 753 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1359
By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1359) of Sal N. DiDomenico
and Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to the pediatric palliative care program. Public
Health.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1409 OF 2021-2022.]
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 regarding the pediatric palliative care program.
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: Section 24K of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the following words:- “subject to
3appropriation”.
4 SECTION 2: Section 24K of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
5Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “19” and inserting in place thereof
6the following figure:- “22”.
7 SECTION 3: Section 24K of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
8Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the following words:- "The program
9established by this section shall not give rise to enforceable legal rights in any party or an 2 of 2
10enforceable entitlement to the services described in this section and nothing stated in this section
11shall be construed as giving rise to such enforceable legal rights or such enforceable
12entitlement", and inserting in place thereof the following words:-” All eligible children shall
13have access to these services. The department shall report caseload information and spending
14projections quarterly to the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees”.