Massachusetts S1626 amends health service regulations to protect essential health services.
Massachusetts S1626 amends Section 51G of Chapter 111 of the General Laws to enhance protections for essential health services. The bill allows the Department of Public Health to deny the discontinuance of essential health services if it determines they can be retained in a clinically safe manner without depriving the hospital of a fair net operating income. The department can require the retention of the service in its original condition or any modification deemed satisfactory.
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