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H766 • 2025

An Act relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance

An Act relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance

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Sponsor
Paul J. Donato
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5310 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance

An Act relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance By Representative Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance By Representative Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 766) of Paul J.
  • Donato and John Francis Moran relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance.
  • Elder Affairs.

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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. 2026-03-30 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5310 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-09-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-06-27 Joint

    Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Aging and Independence

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Elder Affairs

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance
By Representative Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 766) of Paul J. Donato and John Francis Moran relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance. Elder Affairs.

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Bill H.766

SECTION 1. Section 51 of chapter 111, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-

All acute-care hospitals as defined in section twenty-five B, shall have a registered nurse holding a current unencumbered license from the board of registration in nursing as a sitting and voting member of the governing entity responsible for developing the organization’s strategic plan, structure, systems, policies and programs.

SECTION 2. Section 71 of said chapter 111, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-

All nursing homes shall have a registered nurse holding a current unencumbered license from the board of registration in nursing as a sitting and voting member of the governing entity responsible for developing the organization’s strategic plan, structure, systems, policies and programs.

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