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S1408 • 2025

An Act providing appropriate care for certain populations

An Act providing appropriate care for certain populations

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Sponsor
Robyn K. Kennedy
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see S2972
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act providing appropriate care for certain populations

An Act providing appropriate care for certain populations By Ms.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act providing appropriate care for certain populations By Ms.
  • Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1408) of Robyn K.
  • Kennedy and Michael D.

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. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Accompanied a study order, see S2972

  2. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  3. 2025-10-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act providing appropriate care for certain populations
By Ms. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1408) of Robyn K. Kennedy and Michael D. Brady for legislation to provide appropriate care for certain populations. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

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Bill S.1408

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following definition:-

“Forensic Unit”, a physically separate unit from other units. These units shall have in place restrictions consistent with those present when an individual is incarcerated. These units shall include appropriate staffing levels to address the needs of the patient population and who have undergone specialized training to work effectively with this patient population. The physical environment of the unit shall be conducive to meeting the needs of the patient population.

SECTION 2. Section 15 of said Chapter 123, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

(g) any individual admitted to a facility under the conditions described in paragraph (b) or paragraph (e) shall be initially admitted to a forensic unit.

SECTION 3. Section 16 of said Chapter 123, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

(g) any individual admitted to a facility under the conditions described in paragraph (a), (c) or paragraph (e) shall be initially admitted to a forensic unit.

SECTION 4. Section 18 of said Chapter 123, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

(e) any individual admitted to a facility under the conditions described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) shall be initially admitted to a forensic unit.

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