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MA S1411

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Liz Miranda

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Creates the Perinatal Behavioral Health Care Workforce Trust Fund, administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to fund grants for educational and training programs that grow and diversify the perinatal mental and behavioral health workforce

  • Defines "perinatal individual" broadly to include pregnant persons, those within 12 months of giving birth, adoptive/foster parents within 12 months of assuming custody, and those who experienced pregnancy loss within 12 months

  • Requires grant funding to prioritize programs serving medically underserved populations or areas with significant racial, ethnic, or geographic disparities in perinatal health outcomes

  • Mandates annual public reporting on grants awarded, recipient entities, program participants, impact on healthcare shortages, and populations served—with demographic stratification by age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, language, and zip code

Legislative Description

To establish a perinatal behavioral health care workforce trust fund

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2931

1/29/2026

Committee Referrals

Health Care Financing9/11/2025
Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Recovery2/27/2025

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