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S 1536

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a study of the technical and economic feasibility and ratepayer impact of a zero emission electrical system

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Leroy Comrie and 3 co-sponsors

The Resolve directs the Massachusetts DPH and EOHHS to assess EMS and health-care capacity in southeastern Massachusetts and prepare a comprehensive report for the Legislature by D

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Bill Summary · S 1536

Summary — S 1536 (materials provided)

Note up front: the materials supplied for “S 1536” are internally inconsistent and appear to combine text from multiple, unrelated measures (a Massachusetts Resolve on EMS and health‑care shortfalls; a federal‑style “Building Ships in America Act of 2025” outline; and a separate title referring to a New York State energy study). The detailed bill text in the packet corresponds to a Massachusetts Senate Resolve (Senate Docket No. 2535) filed by Sen. Paul R. Feeney addressing emergency medical services (EMS) and health‑care service shortfalls in southeastern Massachusetts. The summary below focuses on that Massachusetts Resolve, and a short note on the metadata inconsistencies follows.

Purpose and intent

The Resolve directs the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), working with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, to assess vulnerabilities in emergency medical services and broader health‑care capacity in southeastern Massachusetts (counties of Plymouth, Bristol, and Norfolk). The goal is to document service closures and current capacity, estimate unmet needs, and measure EMS transport times so the Legislature can consider policy or funding responses.

Key provisions

  • Geographic scope: counties of Plymouth, Bristol, and Norfolk (southeastern Massachusetts).
  • DPH (in concert with EOHHS) must prepare a report to the Legislature by December 31, 2026.
  • Required report contents:
    • Inventory of health‑care services (acute care, behavioral health, community‑based care, long‑term care, maternal health, post‑acute care, primary care, and other services) that have closed or been eliminated since January 1, 2015. For each, include number of individuals served and payer mix.
    • Inventory of existing permitted health‑care services in the region, including current patient counts and payer mix.
    • Assessment of needed service capacity by service type based on current population and services online, including estimates of additional resources required to meet needs.
    • EMS operational data: DPH shall work with hospital‑based, municipal, and private EMS providers to collect, by municipality, the average transport time from 911 call to arrival at a receiving facility.
  • Data submission: Report and supporting data to the clerks of the House and Senate by 12/31/2026.

Who would be affected

  • Residents of Plymouth, Bristol, and Norfolk counties (patients relying on acute, behavioral, maternal, long‑term, primary and post‑acute care).
  • Hospitals, clinic systems, long‑term care and behavioral health providers in the region.
  • EMS agencies (municipal, hospital‑based, private providers) required to supply transport time data.
  • Payers (Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurers) indirectly, via reported payer‑mix data and resulting policy responses.

Procedural status and timeline

  • Massachusetts docket indicates filing as Senate Docket No. 2535 (filed 1/17/2025) and petitioned by Sen. Paul R. Feeney.
  • Report due to the Legislature by December 31, 2026.
  • Materials also list committee referrals and a hearing date (e.g., hearing scheduled 06/25/2025). However, the legislative action timeline in the packet contains conflicting entries (referrals to multiple committees and different dates).

Metadata inconsistencies / recommendation

  • The record supplied mixes multiple measures: (a) a New York energy study title (NYSERDA zero‑emission electrical system), (b) a federal‑style “Building Ships in America Act of 2025” outline, and (c) the Massachusetts Resolve on EMS (the actual text reproduced).
  • Sponsor and committee lists also appear inconsistent and include names from different jurisdictions.
  • Recommendation: verify the official bill entry with the relevant legislative source (Massachusetts Legislature site for Senate Docket No. 2535 / Sen. Feeney’s resolution) or, if you intended the NYSERDA or federal shipbuilding/tax measure, supply the correct bill text or bill number so I can prepare an accurate, targeted summary.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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