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MA S912

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bruce Tarr

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Executive office must establish annual rate limits for nursing pools serving licensed facilities, with separate rates for RNs, LPNs, and CNAs, and distinct rates for nursing facilities versus hospitals
  • Maximum rates capped at 130% of the average hourly base rate for regular nursing staff, with rates based on median wages, payroll taxes, and fringe benefits of permanent personnel in the same geographic region
  • Temporary nursing service agencies limited to no more than 5% in overhead costs and 5% in profit, subject to periodic audits, surveys, and cost reports by the Department of Public Health
  • Executive office must create a publicly available Temporary Nursing Service Agency Performance Report Card tracking compliance with conduct standards, staff reliability, facility complaints, and on-site assessments
  • Nursing pools prohibited from soliciting or hiring employees from nursing facilities where they have active contracts for the contract duration plus 12 months, and agencies must pay fines for quality-of-care violations caused by their assigned staff

Legislative Description

Ensuring temporary nursing service agency quality

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2931

1/29/2026

Committee Referrals

Health Care Financing2/27/2025

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