Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S1493: An Act for improving patient outcomes across the continuum
Status: Failed, August 20, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 16FF, as so appearing, the following new section:- Section 16GG. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: “Adult”, an individual who is older than 22 years of age. “Awaiting post-acute care disposition”, waiting not less than 72 hours to be moved from an acute care facility to a post-acute care facility. “Boarding”, waiting not less than 12 hours to be placed in an appropriate therapeutic setting after: (i) being assessed; (ii) being determined in need of acute psychiatric treatment, crisis stabilization unit placement, community-based acute treatment, intensive community-based acute treatment, continuing care unit placement or post-hospitalization residential placement; and (iii) receiving a determination from a licensed health care provider of medical stability without the need for urgent medical assessment or hospitalization for a physical condition. “Post-acute care facility”, (b) The secretary of health and human services shall facilitate psychiatric and substance use disorder inpatient admissions for adults seeking to be admitted from an emergency department or hospital medical floor by developing and maintaining a confidential and secure online portal that enables health care providers, health care facilities and payors to conduct a real-time bed search for patient placement. The online portal shall …
Sponsors
- John Cronin (D, Worcester and Middlesex) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3258
- : Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- : House concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Public Health
Common questions
- What is S1493?
- S1493 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act for improving patient outcomes across the continuum.
- What is the status of S1493?
- Failed as of August 20, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3258 (August 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1493?
- John Cronin (D, Worcester and Middlesex).
- Where is the official record for S1493?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1493
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