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H4946

Mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer

Introduced·1/23/26
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Massachusetts H4946 mandates cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer.

Massachusetts H4946 requires full-time paid firefighters in the state, city, town, fire, or water districts to receive cancer screenings conducted by a physician at least three years after employment and every three years thereafter. The screenings cover cancers such as colon, lung, bladder, oral, thyroid, skin, blood, breast, cervical, testicular, and prostate.

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History

Jul 31

House

Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5631

Jul 31

House

Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

Jul 31

House

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending