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MA S2607
Bill
Status
9/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joint Committee on Aging and Independence
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Hospital to Home Partnership Program within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to promote partnerships between acute-care hospitals and Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs)
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Aims to strengthen communication and coordination with community providers to divert patients from institutional placements and increase discharge rates to home and community-based settings
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Requires participating acute-care hospitals to include at least 1 ASAP staff member as a home and community-based services hospital liaison
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Hospital liaisons will connect individuals to home and community-based services programs to enable community discharge instead of skilled nursing facility or institutional placement
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Amends Chapter 19A of the General Laws by adding Section 4E to codify the program
Legislative Description
Establishing the hospital to home partnership program
Last Action
Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
11/17/2025