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H1291 • 2025

An Act further clarifying the delivery of health care

An Act further clarifying the delivery of health care

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Sponsor
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H5043
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act further clarifying the delivery of health care

An Act further clarifying the delivery of health care By Representative Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act further clarifying the delivery of health care By Representative Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1291) of Angelo J.
  • Puppolo, Jr., Lindsay N.
  • Sabadosa and Meghan K.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H5043

  2. 2025-10-15 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/27/2025 from 10:30 AM-04:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act further clarifying the delivery of health care
By Representative Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1291) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Meghan K. Kilcoyne relative to further clarifying the delivery of health care and dentistry. Financial Services.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1291

Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of 101 CMR 314 or any general or special law to the contrary, Section 75 of Chapter 260 of the Acts of 2020 is hereby amended throughout by inserting after the words “health care provider” in each place where it appears, and by inserting in place thereof the following: --

; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any provider licensed to practice dentistry.

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