Massachusetts 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S1488 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/27/2025

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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 746       FILED ON: 1/14/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1488
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Cynthia Stone CreemNorfolk and Middlesex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 746       FILED ON: 1/14/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1488
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1488) of Cynthia Stone Creem for 
legislation relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team. Public 
Health.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1337 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 facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team.
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 80B of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official 
2Edition, is hereby amended, in line 13, by inserting after the word "dentists" the following:- "; 
3psychologists".