Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4945: An Act providing insurance coverage for biennial echocardiograms for persons under the age of 18
Status: In committee, July 29, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 23, 2026:
SECTION 1. Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 17Z the following section:- Section 17AA. Any coverage offered by the commission to an active or retired employee of the commonwealth insured under the group insurance commission shall provide coverage for biennial echocardiogram and concussion analysis for persons between the ages of five and eighteen. SECTION 2. Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting before section 47CCC, the following section:- Section 47AAA. Any blanket or general policy of insurance described in subdivision (A), (C), or (D) of section one hundred and ten which is issued or subsequently renewed by agreement between the insurer and the policyholder, within or without the commonwealth, during the period within which this premium is effective, or any policy of accident or sickness insurance as described in section one hundred and eight which provides hospital expense and surgical expense insurance and which is delivered or issued for delivery or subsequently renewed by agreement between the insurer and the policyholder in the commonwealth, during the period within which this provision is effective, or any employers' health and welfare fund which provides hospital expense and surgical expense benefits and which is issued or renewed to any person or group of persons in the commonwealth, during the period within which …
Sponsors
- Services, Joint Committee on Financial (I) · primary sponsor
- Sally Kerans (D, 13th Essex)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : Reporting date extended to Thursday, December 31, 2026
- : Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
- : New draft of H1224
- : Reported from the committee on Financial Services
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (July 16, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Financial Services (January 5, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4945?
- H4945 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act providing insurance coverage for biennial echocardiograms for persons under the age of 18.
- What is the status of H4945?
- In committee as of July 29, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (July 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4945?
- Services, Joint Committee on Financial (I), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H4945?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4945
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