Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S2684 Compare Versions

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1	1	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2684
2	2	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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4	4	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
5	5	(2023-2024)
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7	7	SENATE, March 14, 2024.
8	8	The committee on Public Health, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by
9	9	bill, Senate, No. 1413) of Liz Miranda for legislation relative to culturally competent and
10	10	effective health care; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2278) of Chynah Tyler relative to the
11	11	collection and publishing of physician workforce data concerning race, ethnicity, gender identity
12	12	and sexual identity, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2684).
13	13	For the committee,
14	14	Julian Cyr 1 of 2
15	15	FILED ON: 2/7/2024
16	16	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2684
17	17	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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19	19	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
20	20	(2023-2024)
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22	22	An Act relative to culturally competent and effective health care.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
24	24	of the same, as follows:
25	25	1 SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
26	26	2is hereby amended by inserting after section 244 the following section:-
27	27	3 Section 245: Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Board of
28	28	4Registration in Medicine and the Center for Health Information and Analysis shall collect and
29	29	5make publicly available data and information concerning the cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and
30	30	6educational composition of the physician workforce for the purposes of assessing the impact of
31	31	7physician workforce diversity and health outcomes in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
32	32	8 Health care facilities licensed under Section 51 of Chapter 111 of the Massachusetts
33	33	9General Laws shall provide to both the Board of Registration in Medicine and the Center for
34	34	10Health Information and Analysis, including but not limited to the following data on a yearly
35	35	11basis for physicians, medical fellows, interns, and residents:
36	36	12 I. Demographic information, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender
37	37	13identity, and sexual orientation 2 of 2
38	38	14 II.Linguistic information
39	39	15 III. Medical specialty/subspecialty
40	40	16 IV.Duration of practice in Massachusetts
41	41	17 V. Duration of practice at current facility
42	42	18 VI.Highest Professional Level / Leadership Appointment
43	43	19 VII.Highest Academic Appointment
44	44	20 VIII.Highest Educational Debt
45	45	21 IX.Employment status: Part-time / full-time / per diem
46	46	22 This data shall be aggregated and made publicly available on the Board of Registration in
47	47	23Medicine website no more than 60 days after the end of each year.
48	48	24 SECTION 2. The Center for Health Information and Analysis shall report on the data
49	49	25collected under this section to the Clerks of the House and Senate, the Joint Committee on Public
50	50	26Health, and the Department of Public Health no later than February 28th of each calendar year.
51	51	27 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective 90 days after enactment.