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H285 • 2025

An Act relative to health care quality for children and youth

An Act relative to health care quality for children and youth

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Sponsor
Greg Schwartz
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H5091
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to health care quality for children and youth

An Act relative to health care quality for children and youth By Representative Schwartz of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to health care quality for children and youth By Representative Schwartz of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 285) of Greg Schwartz, Patrick Joseph Kearney and Jacob R.
  • Oliveira relative to health care quality for children and youth.
  • Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

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  • 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. 2026-02-11 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H5091

  2. 2025-11-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to health care quality for children and youth
By Representative Schwartz of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 285) of Greg Schwartz, Patrick Joseph Kearney and Jacob R. Oliveira relative to health care quality for children and youth. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

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Bill H.285

SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 18A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “committed ”, in line XX, the following sentence:-

Physical health and mental health services shall meet or exceed current pediatric community level standards of care as set by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which shall include, but not limited to, preventative health care, health promotion, and continuity of care.

SECTION 2. Section 6 of said chapter 18A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “counselor programs ”, in line XX, the following sentence:-

It shall further be responsible for monitoring and enforcement of medical contracts to improve medical care access and quality for children in the care and custody of the department.

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