ANA Massachusetts Testimonies

Testimony in support of the following ANAMASS endorsed bills can be found by clicking the below links:

2025 Testimonies

House Bill No. 766, An Act relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance (9.16.2025)
Verbal testimony - click here to watch

H2397/S1543 An Act establishing a nursing workforce center (6.23.2025)
Verbal testimony - click to watch

H.2396 /S.1535 An Act relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities (6.23.2025)

S1482/H2442 An Act protecting patients and health care workers from exposure to surgical smoke (June 11, 2025) 
Surgical Smoke Fact Sheet

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On Wednesday June 11th, ANAMASS Members Megan Nolan, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, Andrea Dyer, MSN, RN, CNOR and Executive Director Carmela Daniello, along with Nancy Do, Bryanne Harrington, AORN's Jennifer Pennock, Senator Joanne Comerford and Representative Jim Hawkins testified in support of S1482/H2442 An Act protecting patients and health care workers from exposure to surgical smoke Sponsors: Senators Joanne M. Comerford, John F. Keenan & Michael D. Brady and Representative James K. Hawkins and Christopher Flanagan.

Bills H2665/S1718 An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence (April 9, 2025)

2024 Testimonies

House Bill No. 5100, An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership (11.17.2024)
Survey of Massachusetts Nurses’ Views on the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) (12-06-2023)

H4653 An Act enhancing the market review process (6.6.2024)

H. 4395 An Act to promote transparent and equitable reimbursement for services provided by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) (February 12, 2024)

H. 4193, An Act to improve quality and oversight of long-term care relative to "certified medication aide" role." (January 21, 2024)

2023 Testimonies

H 2211/S 747 Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) (November 3, 2023)

S1538/H2381 — An Act requiring healthcare facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence and S1539/Video H 2330 — An Act requiring healthcare employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.(October 4, 2023)

S1332/H2192 An Act protecting patients and health care workers from exposure to surgical smoke. (September 19, 2023)
Verbal testimony

H 2213/SB 1404 An Act Relative to Acute Hospital Governance (July 5, 2023)
Go to Verbal testimony

S. Melo, ANAMASS President, and M. Cacace, ANAMASS Health Policy Co-Chair

SB 1436 /HB 2247, “An Act relative to Safe Patient Handling in Certain Facilities (July 5, 2023)

HB 2214/SB 1467 An Act establishing a commission on quality patient outcomes and professional nursing practice.(June 12, 2023)
Verbal testimony

HB2144-An Act to promote team-based health care (June 12, 2023)

HB 648 and SB 379, An Act to improve quality and oversight of long-term care (May 10, 2023)

2022 Testimonies

S. 2584, An Act Addressing Barriers To Care For Mental Health

H.2465, An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence, and H.2506, An Act requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

2021 Testimonies

H2105 An Act providing signature authority for psychiatric nurse mental health clinical nurse specialists.

H2339/S1527 An Act establishing a commission on quality patient outcomes and professional nursing practice

H 2249/S 1376 Safe Patient Handling

H 727/S 414 An Act to ensure the quality of care in nursing homes

H 2339/S 1527 Commission

H 163/S 1284 NLC

105 CMR 150.00, Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities.

Elder Affairs Committee Testimony, S.414/H.727 An Act to ensure the quality of care in nursing homes.

Testimony prior to 2020

Preventing “Clawbacks” – retroactive takebacks of insurance payments, especially in behavioral health services.ABH Coalition In Support of Clawback Amendment

Eliminating manual lifting and supporting safe patient handling and mobility legislation:SB 1213/HB 3487 Safe Patient Handling

Comprehensive Approach to safe staffing:  Establishment of a commission to examine evidence-based nurse staffing standards in hospitals and to review and make recommendations regarding safe staffing practices with the goal to improve overall patient care environment, quality outcomes, and nurse satisfaction.  HB1941/SB1345

Workplace Violence

• • SB 2752 Workplace violence

  • Strengthening the penalty for assault and battery on a health care provider HB1578 A&B HCW

  • Holding healthcare facilities and employers responsible for developing and implementing evidence-based workplace violence prevention programs SB1093 Workplace Violence
    
    

Banning Female Genital Mutilation HB3332/S834 FGM

Nurse Licensure Compact S103 NLC

Amendments #52 and #301 Nurse Licensure Compact Study

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