An Act to study the delivery of medical care to persons held in custody

This bill (HD 2919) requires Massachusetts to annually study how emergency medical care is delivered to people in custody. It mandates state agencies, law enforcement, and emergency medical services to collect specific data - including EMS activations, hospital admissions, psychiatric crisis responses, and clinical details - on medical care provided before deaths in custody. The data will be compiled into a uniform annual report for the Attorney General, focusing on patterns in care delivery and emergency medical conditions. This aims to address gaps in current reporting, which only counts deaths without clinical context, and to inform policy decisions on preventing avoidable deaths. The bill directly affects correctional facilities, police departments, EMS providers, and state health reporting systems.