MA S1597

Department of Public Health must design and implement a public awareness campaign promoting healthy lifestyles, safe gym use, immune system health, and practices to counteract physical and emotional impacts of quarantine and social distancing

Creates a gym membership subsidy program allowing public and private employers to apply for partial or full reimbursement for offering free gym memberships to employees

Employers without health insurance plans that already offer gym membership reimbursements receive priority for subsidies

Establishes a special commission to study and recommend a recovery framework for COVID-19 survivors, incorporating epidemiology, preventative health science, fitness practices, and healthcare industry insight

Commission must hold its first meeting by December 1, 2025 and submit a report with legislative recommendations by December 1, 2026