S1572 • 2025

An Act relative to acute hospital governance

Healthcare

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Sponsor: Joan B. Lovely
Last action: 2026-02-26
Official status: Accompanied a study order, see S2972
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to acute hospital governance

An Act relative to acute hospital governance By Ms.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to acute hospital governance By Ms.
Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
1572) of Joan B.
Lovely for legislation relative to acute hospital governance.

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Bill History

2026-02-26 Senate
Accompanied a study order, see S2972
2026-01-08 Senate
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
2025-09-29 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-11:30 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-09-29 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-11:30 AM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-09-19 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 Senate
Referred to the committee on Public Health
2025-02-27 House
House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to acute hospital governance
By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1572) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation relative to acute hospital governance. Public Health.

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Bill S.1572

Section 51 of Chapter 111 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.

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