Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1404: An Act to improve patient care through integrated electronic health records
Status: In committee, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Section 118I of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the chapter and inserting in place thereof the following chapter: Chapter 118I HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: “Council”, the health information technology council established under section 2. “Electronic health record”, an electronic record of patient health information generated by 1 or more encounters in any care delivery setting. “Executive office”, the executive office of health and human services. “Health care entity”, a payer, health care provider or provider organization. “Health care provider”, a provider of medical or health services or any other person or organization that furnishes, bills or is paid for health care service delivery in the normal course of business. “Health information exchange”, transmission of health care-related data among health care entities of personal health records aligning with national standards; the reliable and secure transfer of data among diverse systems and access to and retrieval of data. “Office of the National Coordinator” or “ONC”, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. “Payer”, any entity, other than an individual, that pays providers for the provision of health care services; provided, that “payer” shall include both …
Sponsors
- Daniel Ryan (D, 2nd Suffolk) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/18/2025 from 11:00 AM-03:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
Common questions
- What is H1404?
- H1404 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act to improve patient care through integrated electronic health records.
- What is the status of H1404?
- In committee as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026 (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1404?
- Daniel Ryan (D, 2nd Suffolk).
- Where is the official record for H1404?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1404
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