MA S1232

Establishes annual reporting requirements for emergency medical care delivered to persons under arrest, being transported to incarceration, or incarcerated in Massachusetts jails and prisons

Requires the state administering agency for the Death in Custody Reporting Act, in consultation with 344 municipal police departments, 59 college/university law enforcement agencies, 24 county houses of correction, 17 state prisons, and EMS, to submit data to the Massachusetts Attorney General within 365 days of enactment

Annual reports must include frequency and timing of emergency care delivery, number of emergency department admissions and hospitalizations, EMS activations, and medical care provided prior to any death in custody

Requires a dedicated section on psychiatric crises during arrest, including whether crisis reports were made prior to law enforcement contact and what medical care was provided

Cites 2024 U.S. DOJ Inspector General findings that 48% of evaluated Bureau of Prisons custodial deaths involved insufficient emergency medical responses as justification for the study