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MA H2510

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ted Philips

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Expands the State 911 Department board from 13 to 15 members, adding an emergency medicine physician and splitting PSAP representation into managers serving populations under and over 50,000 people

  • Requires mandatory quality assurance reviews of all 911 calls involving cardiac arrest within 60 days, with PSAPs submitting completed reviews to the State 911 Department within 10 days and the department creating an electronic portal for submissions

  • Mandates EMS agencies report all cardiac arrest incidents to the State 911 Department, including data on patient condition, defibrillation attempts, bystander CPR status, and patient outcomes

  • Establishes an AED registry allowing 911 dispatchers to locate accessible defibrillators, with required building signage indicating AED locations

  • Creates annual awards for up to 3 PSAP employees and one PSAP facility demonstrating superior performance in cardiac arrest survival outcomes, with the act taking effect 180 days after passage

Legislative Description

To improve outcomes for sudden cardiac arrest

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

11/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means11/24/2025
Public Health2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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