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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1810 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1508 |
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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 | | Sal N. DiDomenico |
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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 an amputation prevention task force. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1810 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1508 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1508) of Sal N. DiDomenico |
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| 19 | 19 | | for legislation to establish a task force to study issues related to amputation prevention. Public |
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| 20 | 20 | | Health. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act establishing an amputation prevention task force. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2office of health and human services shall establish an Amputation Prevention Task Force. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 The secretary or designee will chair the task force and will make recommendations for |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4task force membership. Members not serving in the General Court will be appointed by the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5governor. The governor shall ensure that appointments provide diversity of gender, race, and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6geographical areas. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 The task force shall consist of the following members: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8 Commissioner of the department of public health or a designee, Assistant Secretary for |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9MassHealth or a designee, 2 members from the Massachusetts House of Representatives as |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10appointed by the Speaker of the House, 2 members from the Massachusetts Senate as appointed |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11by the Senate President, 1 licensed endocrinologist, 1 licensed diabetes nurse educator, 1 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12vascular surgeon who has expertise in amputation prevention, 1 medical doctor or midlevel 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13practitioner who has expertise in amputation prevention, 1 podiatrist with expertise in treating |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14diabetic foot ulcers, 1 podiatrist or vascular surgeon with the veterans administration, 1 public |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15health provider, 1 representative of the Massachusetts Senior Care Association, 1 member of the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16public, 1 representative of the American Diabetes Association, and the task force may add |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17members as it sees fit by a majority vote of the task force members. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18 SECTION 2. Duties. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19 The task force shall: (1) advise the secretary and other state agencies on issues related to |
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| 48 | 48 | | 20amputations with a focus on amputation prevention as it relates to diabetic foot ulcers and |
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| 49 | 49 | | 21peripheral arterial disease; (2) provide a systematic and cohesive approach toward reducing |
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| 50 | 50 | | 22amputations, including increasing public awareness; (3) recommend mechanisms to encourage |
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| 51 | 51 | | 23greater cooperation among stakeholders to address amputations in Massachusetts; (4) make |
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| 52 | 52 | | 24recommendations and identify policy solutions to the state legislature to ensure access to |
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| 53 | 53 | | 25treatments to prevent amputations including: (a) Coverage policies as it relates to treatment of |
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| 54 | 54 | | 26diabetic foot ulcers including topical oxygen therapy; (b) Policies to address timely and equitable |
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| 55 | 55 | | 27access to evidence-supported medical tools, technologies, and services to prevent avoidable |
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| 56 | 56 | | 28amputations; (c) Improve and incentivize quality care to avoid amputations whenever possible; |
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| 57 | 57 | | 29(d) Policies to promote collaboration; (5) The task force shall publish a report and present it to |
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| 58 | 58 | | 30the Governor, the clerks of the House of Representatives and Senate, and the chairs of the Joint |
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| 59 | 59 | | 31Committees on Public Health, Health Care Financing, and Financial Services by no later than |
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| 60 | 60 | | 32September 1 of the year following passage into law. |
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