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MA H1248
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
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AI Summary
- Prohibits disability, life, annuity, and long-term care insurers from declining or limiting coverage solely because a person is a living organ donor
- Bars insurers from requiring a person to refrain from organ donation as a condition of maintaining coverage
- Prohibits insurers from discriminating in offering, pricing, issuing, or canceling policies based solely on living organ donor status without additional actuarial risk justification
- Classifies violations as unfair or deceptive trade practices under Chapter 176D
- Requires the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate rules enforcing these protections and directs the Department of Public Health to make live organ donation educational materials available to the public
Legislative Description
Providing living organ donor protections
Last Action
Accompanied H1084
11/19/2025
Committee Referrals
Financial Services2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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