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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2235 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2456 |
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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 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
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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 establishing a commission to study the encouragement of organ donation. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/15/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/21/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/31/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2235 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2456 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2456) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to establishing a commission (including members of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | General Court) to study the encouragement of organ donation. Public Health. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 2202 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act establishing a commission to study the encouragement of organ donation. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2commission to study and provide recommendations on ways to incentivize organ donation. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 SECTION 2. The commission shall consist of the house and senate chairs of the joint |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4committee on health care financing, who shall serve as the co-chairs; one member to be |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; one member to be appointed by the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6president of the senate; one member to be appointed by the house minority leader; one member |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7to be appointed by the senate minority leader; the director of the health policy commission or a |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8designee; the commissioner of the department of public health or a designee; and the executive |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9director of the center for health information and analysis or a designee. 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10 SECTION 3. The commission shall study and make recommendations on ways to |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11increase voluntary organ donation, including but not limited to examining the implementation of |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12an organ donation program with direct or indirect monetary incentives in the commonwealth. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13The commission shall assess various organ donation incentives currently in place in other states. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 SECTION 4. The commission shall submit its report and findings, along with any |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15recommendations and drafted legislation, to the house and senate committees on ways and |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16means, the joint committee on health care financing, and the clerks of the house of |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17representatives and senate within 12 months of the passage of this act. |
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