An Act improving Hepatitis C screening
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/29/2026 | Senate | Accompanied a study order, see S2931↗ |
| 7/10/2025 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing |
| 6/6/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/11/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Public Health |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J16 | Favorable | — |
| J24 | Accompanied | — |
Section 4M½ of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:- (b) Every person over the age of 18 who receives health care services from a primary care provider shall be offered a hepatitis C screening test or a hepatitis C diagnostic test unless the provider believes that: (i) the person is being treated for a life threatening emergency; (ii) the person has previously been offered or has received a hepatitis screening test; or (iii) the person lacks capacity to consent to a hepatitis C screening test.
Said section 4M½ is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:- (c) The department shall promulgate, and from time to time revise, regulations establishing the hepatitis C screening or hepatitis C diagnostic test requirements under subsection (b), including but not limited to the frequency with which a primary care provider must offer a hepatitis C screening test or hepatitis C diagnostic test.
The department shall promulgate regulations required under section 2 not later than 180 days following the effective date of this act.
SECTION 1. Section 4M½ of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:- (b) Every person over the age of 18 who receives health care services from a primary care provider shall be offered a hepatitis C screening test or a hepatitis C diagnostic test unless the provider believes that: (i) the person is being treated for a life threatening emergency; (ii) the person has previously been offered or has received a hepatitis screening test; or (iii) the person lacks capacity to consent to a hepatitis C screening test. SECTION 2. Said section 4M½ is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:- (c) The department shall promulgate, and from time to time revise, regulations establishing the hepatitis C screening or hepatitis C diagnostic test requirements under subsection (b), including but not limited to the frequency with which a primary care provider must offer a hepatitis C screening test or hepatitis C diagnostic test. SECTION 3. The department shall promulgate regulations required under section 2 not later than 180 days following the effective date of this act.