By Mr. Driscoll, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1073) of William J. Driscoll, Jr. for legislation relative to capacity determination by a health care provider. The Judiciary.
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Date
Branch
Action
4/2/2026
Senate
4/2/2026 SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2/26/2026
Senate
2/26/2026 SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
2/12/2026
Senate
2/12/2026 SenateReporting date extended to Monday March 2, 2026
11/18/2025
Joint
11/18/2025 JointHearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-08:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time
11/7/2025
Joint
11/7/2025 JointHearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2/27/2025
House
2/27/2025 HouseHouse concurred
2/27/2025
Senate
2/27/2025 SenateReferred to the committee on The Judiciary
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▸SECTION 1
Section 1 of chapter 201D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in its entirety the definition of “Attending physician” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:—
''Attending health care provider'', the physician, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist selected by or assigned to a patient, who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient, in whatever setting medical diagnosis or treatment is rendered. Where more than one physician, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist shares such responsibility, any such physician, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist may act as the attending health care provider.
▸SECTION 2
Section 5 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in line 23, the following:—
, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist
▸SECTION 3
Section 6 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “attending physician”, in lines 4 through 5, 7, 11, 12 through 13, and 36, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following:—
attending health care provider
▸SECTION 4
Said section 6 of said chapter 201D is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in line 17, the following:—
, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist
▸SECTION 5
Section 7 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in lines 11 and 14, each time it appears, the following:—
, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist
▸SECTION 6
Said section 7 of said chapter 201D is hereby further amended by striking out the words “attending physician”, in lines 17 through 18, and inserting in place thereof the following:—
attending health care provider
▸SECTION 7
Section 13 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “attending physician”, in line 2, and inserting in place thereof the following:—
attending health care provider
▸SECTION 8
Section 14 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in lines 2 through 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 13 through 14, each time it appears, the following:—
, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 201D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in its entirety the definition of “Attending physician” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:—
''Attending health care provider'', the physician, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist selected by or assigned to a patient, who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient, in whatever setting medical diagnosis or treatment is rendered. Where more than one physician, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist shares such responsibility, any such physician, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist may act as the attending health care provider.
SECTION 2. Section 5 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in line 23, the following:—
, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist
SECTION 3. Section 6 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “attending physician”, in lines 4 through 5, 7, 11, 12 through 13, and 36, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following:—
attending health care provider
SECTION 4. Said section 6 of said chapter 201D is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in line 17, the following:—
, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist
SECTION 5. Section 7 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in lines 11 and 14, each time it appears, the following:—
, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist
SECTION 6. Said section 7 of said chapter 201D is hereby further amended by striking out the words “attending physician”, in lines 17 through 18, and inserting in place thereof the following:—
attending health care provider
SECTION 7. Section 13 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “attending physician”, in line 2, and inserting in place thereof the following:—
attending health care provider
SECTION 8. Section 14 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in lines 2 through 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 13 through 14, each time it appears, the following:—
, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist