H 4613
An Act relative to culturally competent and effective health care
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Bill overview
This bill requires the Board of Registration in Medicine and the Center for Health Information and Analysis to collect and publicly share data about the diversity of the physician workforce in Massachusetts, including demographic information, linguistic backgrounds, and educational debt. Health care facilities will be required to provide this data annually, and the Center for Health Information and Analysis will report on the findings to legislative committees and the Department of Public Health.
Key provisions
- The Board of Registration in Medicine and the Center for Health Information and Analysis will collect data on physician workforce diversity.
- Health care facilities must provide annual data to the Board and Center.
- Data collected includes demographic information (race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation), linguistic information, medical specialty, and educational debt.
- The data will be aggregated and publicly available on the Board’s website.
- The Center for Health Information and Analysis will report on the data to legislative committees and the Department of Public Health annually.
- Reports must be submitted by February 28th each year.
Who is affected
- Physicians
- Medical Fellows, Interns, and Residents
- Health care facilities licensed in Massachusetts
- The Board of Registration in Medicine
- The Center for Health Information and Analysis
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Joint Committee on Public Health
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Bill H.4613 194th (Current)
An Act relative to culturally competent and effective health care
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Sponsor: Joint Committee on Public Health Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
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Displaying 4 actions for Bill H.4613
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 10/20/2025 | House | Reported from the committee on Public Health |
| 10/20/2025 | House | New draft of H2550 |
| 10/20/2025 | House | Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing |
| 12/4/2025 | House | Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
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