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MA H1736
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Danielle Gregoire
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AI Summary
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Expands who can serve as an "attending health care provider" for health care proxy purposes to include nurse practitioners and psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists, in addition to physicians
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Replaces the term "attending physician" with "attending health care provider" throughout Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 201D (the Health Care Proxy law)
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Allows nurse practitioners and psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists to determine patient capacity and invoke health care proxies, functions previously limited to physicians
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Amends multiple sections (5, 6, 7, 13, and 14) of Chapter 201D to reflect the expanded provider categories
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Similar legislation (H.1539) was filed in the 2023-2024 legislative session but did not pass
Legislative Description
Relative to determining capacity and invoking the health care proxy
Last Action
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
10/14/2025