Loading chat...
MA H2169
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lindsay Sabadosa
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Removes the provision in Chapter 94I that exempts health insurance providers and government agencies from reimbursing expenses for medical marijuana use
-
Amends Chapter 152 (Workers' Compensation) to allow insurers to reimburse medical cannabis costs as part of reasonable and necessary service costs for injured employees
-
Covers injured workers who are certified as qualifying medical cannabis patients by a healthcare professional under state law
-
Extends coverage to personal caregivers of qualifying patients who obtain medical cannabis on behalf of injured workers
-
Filed by Representative Lindsay N. Sabadosa (1st Hampshire) on January 15, 2025; similar legislation was introduced in the 2023-2024 session as House No. 1949
Legislative Description
Relative to worker compensation protections for certified medical cannabis patients and their caregivers
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5180
3/5/2026