An Act directing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of incentivizing inpatient psychiatric hospitals to admit patients directly from community behavioral health centers

This bill directs the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to conduct a study on whether hospitals should be financially encouraged to accept patients directly from community mental health centers. The study will investigate the practicality of creating incentives for inpatient psychiatric facilities to streamline patient transfers from these community settings. By January 1, 2025, the department must submit a report detailing its findings and any suggestions for implementing such incentive programs to the state legislature.