An Act improving child eye care
This bill creates a new advisory council to oversee children's vision and eye health in Massachusetts, bringing together representatives from medical organizations, schools, and parents to provide recommendations to state officials. It also establishes a secure, computerized registry where healthcare providers must report vision screening results for all children to track eye health data across the state. The registry will allow specific medical professionals and school staff to access individual records without parental consent to ensure proper care, while also permitting authorized researchers to study children's vision needs under strict confidentiality rules.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Apr 18, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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