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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 175 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 591 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Michael D. Brady |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to communications between health insurers and patients. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 175 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 591 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Brady, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 591) of Michael D. Brady for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to communications between health insurers and patients. Financial Services. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 628 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to communications between health insurers and patients. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Section 10 CHAPTER 176O, as most recently amended by Chapter 224 of the Acts of |
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| 31 | 31 | | 22012 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 (d) No carrier or its representatives may initiate communications with its insured |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4members or their families regarding end of life treatment options or emergency code status |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5responses for a patient without that patient’s treating physician’s knowledge or presence. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6 (e) No accountable care organization or any other entity that contracts to provide health |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7care services to patients on a contractual basis which requires Division of Insurance certification |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8may initiate communications with its patients or their families regarding end of life treatment |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9options or emergency code status responses for a patient without that patient’s treating |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10physician’s knowledge or presence. |
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