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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2407 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2918
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Rita A. Mendes
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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 relative to mandatory coverage for certain health screenings for firefighters.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Rita A. Mendes11th Plymouth1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2407 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2918
By Representative Mendes of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2918) of
Rita A. Mendes relative to mandatory coverage for certain health screenings for firefighters.
Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2604 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to mandatory coverage for certain health screenings for firefighters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by inserting after section 101A the following section:-
3 Section 101B. (a) Any permanent, full-time, call, volunteer, intermittent, part-time or
4reserve firefighter may participate in any bladder, cervical, lung or testicular cancer screening or
5evaluation upon the referral of such firefighter’s primary care physician.
6 Such screenings or evaluations shall be deemed to be medically necessary for the
7purposes of coverage by any insurance plan, including but not limited to, any such firefighter
8insured under chapter 32A, 175, 176A, 176B or 176G or any other general or special law. 2 of 2
9 (b) Screening or evaluation services performed under this section shall be covered by
10such insurance plan for the cost of the screening or evaluation and shall not be subject to any co-
11payment, deductible, coinsurance or other cost-sharing requirement.