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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2002 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 169 |
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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 | | Jacob R. Oliveira |
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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 health care quality for children and youth. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2002 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 169 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Oliveira, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 169) of Jacob R. Oliveira for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to health care quality for children and youth in custody of the Department of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Youth Services. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
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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 relative to health care quality for children and youth. |
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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. Section 2 of chapter 18A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “committed”, in line 10, the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3following sentence:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 Physical health and mental health services shall meet or exceed current pediatric |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5community level standards of care, such as set by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6shall include, but not be limited to, preventative health care, health promotion, and continuity of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7health care provided before and after release. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8 SECTION 2. Section 6 of said chapter 18A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “counselor program”, in line 6, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10the following sentence:- 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 It shall further be responsible for monitoring and enforcement of physical and mental |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12health care contracts to improve medical care access and quality for children in the care and |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13custody of the department. |
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