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H2439 • 2025

An Act relative to clinical laboratory testing

An Act relative to clinical laboratory testing

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Sponsor
Kenneth I. Gordon
Last action
2025-10-27
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to clinical laboratory testing

An Act relative to clinical laboratory testing By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to clinical laboratory testing By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2439) of Kenneth I.
  • Gordon relative to clinical laboratory testing.
  • Public Health.

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. 2025-10-27 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-07-14 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-07-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to clinical laboratory testing
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2439) of Kenneth I. Gordon relative to clinical laboratory testing. Public Health.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2439

SECTION 1. Section 8 of chapter 111D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 22 after the words “upon the written request of” the following:- the person from whose body the specimen was derived.

SECTION 2. Section 8 of Chapter 111D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is further amended by inserting in line 34 after the words “patients” the following:-

A laboratory test ordered under this section, regardless of test complexity, as defined under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, shall be conducted by a laboratory that routinely participates in proficiency testing for such offered test in a program approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This paragraph shall not be construed to mandate proficiency testing for a laboratory test if it is not available from any approved program.

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