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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1641 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1633 |
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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 | | John C. Velis |
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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 staffing at home health and hospice agencies. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :John C. VelisHampden and HampshireAngelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden1/29/2025John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth1/29/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/11/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/11/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1641 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1633 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1633) of John C. Velis, Angelo J. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Puppolo, Jr., John F. Keenan, Jacob R. Oliveira and others for legislation to regulate staff at |
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| 20 | 20 | | home health and hospice agencies. Public Health. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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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 relative to staffing at home health and hospice agencies. |
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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 72Y of chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended in the first paragraph |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2by inserting after the word “hospital”, for the first time, the following words:- home health |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3agencies as defined in chapter fifty-one K of chapter one hundred and eleven, hospice agencies |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4as defined in chapter fifty-seven D of chapter one hundred and eleven; |
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