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Benjamin Fierro	$227,426.46
Employed Terminated 01/01/2022

Patricia Ann Lynch	$227,426.46
Employed Terminated 01/01/2022

Total salaries paid:      $454,852.92

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American Nurses Association Massachusetts, Inc.

$36,630.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2022 A copy of our legislative agenda can be found at https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.anamass.org/resource/res mgr/health_policy/bills_2021/2021-2023__Legislativ e_Agend.pdf Copies of previously submitted testimonies can be found at https://www.anamass.org/page/ANAMASSTestimonies Safe Staffing 1. H2339 An Act establishing a commission on quality patient outcomes and professional nursing practice Sponsors: Kay Khan and Susan L. Moran Summary: Creates a 17-member bipartisan Commission involving multiple stakeholders to review and make recommendations regarding best nurse staffing practices designed to improve the patient care environment, quality outcomes, and nurse satisfaction. Bill Text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2339 Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health Recommended Position: Support Nurse Licensure Compact 2. S163, An Act relative to nurse licensure compacts Sponsor: Senator Joseph Boncore and Representative Kay Khan Summary: Authorizes Massachusetts to participate in the NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact. Bill text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S163 Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Recommended Position: Support Workplace Violence ANAMASS supports legislation addressing the prevention of workplace violence. There are two separate bills addressing health care employers/facilities to develop plans to prevent workplace violence - HB2465 and HB2506. We have begun to look at the differences between these bills, primarily around who bears responsibility for workplace violence (employer or perpetrator), PTO vs. unpaid leave to seek victims services/legal assistance; otherwise the bills are very similar. ANAMASS is in the process of comparing each bill side by side to determine how best to recommend language which will move these bills forward. Also of note is the DAWA bill and potential to incorporate some of that language in a revised bill. 3. H 2465 An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence Sponsors: Denise Garlick Summary: Provides protections for health care employees who are victims of violence or assault and battery. Bill Text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2465 Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security 4. H 2506 An Act requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence Sponsors: Michael J. Moran and Hannah Kane Summary: Legislation to require health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. Bill Text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2506 Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Also of note: 5. S. 1185An Act to establish the Dignity At Work Act (DAWA) Presenter: Diana DiZoglio (By Request) Presenting Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure. Summary: Addresses bullying, workplace violence and harassment as well. This bill has 4 legislators and one citizen that undersigned it. It does hold both the employer and the perpetrator liable. It calls on an administrative judge and not the AG to resolve the issues, and notes a single event is bullying and subject to criminal liability. Bill text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1185 Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Signatory Authority for PMHCNS Some members of HPC feel this would be helpful in providing patients with needed care more effectively, as well as support advanced practice nursing. ANAMASS is also a member of the MEntal Health Coalition.6. H2105 An Act providing signature authority for psychiatric nurse mental health clinical nurse specialists. Sponsors: Kay Khan Summary: Includes the role of the psychiatric clinical nurse specialist as an advanced practice registered nurse, inclusive of prescriptive authority. When a law or rule requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit or endorsement by a physician, when relating to physical or mental health, that requirement may be fulfilled by a nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist practicing under section 80 B. Bill Text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2105 Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. Hearing Held on 7/19/2021 Hearing Details - Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery (malegislature.gov) Recommended Position: Support Long Term Care Staffing ANAMASS has already provided testimony and supported the regulatory change to improve staffing regulations in long term care. The Revised regulations became effective on 4/1/2021; for more information see https://www.mass.gov/service-details/standards-for -long-term-carefacilities. ANAMASS provided testimony prior to the release of those revised regulations.It would be preferable if the bill language referred to the ANA Principles for Nurse Staffing. 7. H 727/S 414 An Act to ensure the quality of care in nursing homes/S 414 Sponsors: Representative Ruth B. Balser / Senator Patricia D. Jehlen Summary: Legislation to improve nursing home job standards and care quality. ach skilled nursing facility shall establish and develop a health care workforce care planning committee within 90 days of the effective date of this act. The membership of the planning committee shall include at least one nurse, one certified nurse assistant, one unlicensed assistive care worker, and one representative for each labor organization representing bargaining units at the facility. The membership of the planning committee shall include no more than the same number of management representatives relative to the number of appointed members of the health care workforce. The committee shall participate in at least one meeting of labor management committee training. Such training shall be provided by an outside training vendor with demonstrated experience in labor-management training. The training vendor shall be selected by majority vote of the planning committee and the facility shall pay for costs of this training. Staffing standards must include the provision of a minimum number of hours of care per resident per day (PPD) of 4.0 hours, of which at least 3.5 hours must be care provided to the resident by a certified nursing assistant. Bill Text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H724/ Bill S.414 (malegislature.gov) Status: Referred to the Joint committee on Elder Affairs; Hearing held on 6/30/2021 Recommended Position: Support with recommendations re: language to refer to the ANA Principles for Nurse Staffing ANAMASS Testimony Provided. Also being Tracked The HPC asks the Board to direct the committee on how many of these initiatives we should seek to use resources to support. 8. H 2249 An Act relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health care facilities Sponsors: Claire D. Cronin Summary: Bill Text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2249 Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health See previous testimonies Recommended Position: Support 9. H 2257 An Act to encourage, and improve, the level of availability of nursing staff Presenter: Michael S. Day (By Request) Summary: By Mr. Day of Stoneham (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2257) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation to authorizes the Executive Office of Health and Human Service and the Department of Public Health to create a nursing scholarship program; hall receive up to four (4) years of complete tuition compensation, during their studies in an accredited Bachelor of Science, Nursing Degree Program. Such eligible students, shall, upon graduation, commit to no less than two (2) years of fulltime service, in a qualified medical institution, and/or health care facility, within the boundaries of Massachusetts, as may be further defined Bill Text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2249 Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health Recommended Position: Support with recommendations re: diversity 10. S1165 An Act to Provide Pathways for Certified Nursing Assistants Presenter: Harriette L. Chandler Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Summary: Expansion of the types of approved clinical training sites and available slots for those training to become CNAs including but not limited to the establishment of clinical training slots in additional health care settings beyond long term care facilities, the use of clinical training alternatives through simulations and/or virtual reality, and/or a reduction in the numbers of clinical placement hours required for CNA certification, etc. Bill Text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1165 Recommen ded Position: Support with recommendations re: diversity 11. H 2336An Act creating a nursing advisory board. Presenter: Kay Khan Bill Text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2336 Summary: Creates an committee of 8 members with a demonstrated background in nursing or health services research representing the continuum of health care settings and services, including long-term institutional care, acute care, community-based care, public health, school care, advanced practice, psychiatric nursing, and higher education in nursing. The members shall be appointed by the governor from a list of 10 individuals recommended by the board of registration in nursing and a list of 10 persons recommended by the Massachusetts Center for Nursing, Inc. The group shall (a) advise the governor and the general court on matters related to the practice of nursing, including the shortage of nurses across the commonwealth in all settings and services; (b) subject to appropriation, develop a research agenda, apply for federal and private research grants, and commission and fund research projects to fulfill the agenda; (c) recommend policy initiatives to the governor and the general court; (d) prepare an annual report and disseminate the report to the governor, the general court, the secretary of health and human services, the director of labor and workforce development and the commissioner of public health; and (e) consider the use of current government resources, including, but not limited to the workforce training fund. Status: Referred to the committee on Public Health

Anbaric Development Partners, LLC	$29,250.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 03/15/2022 08/30/2022 Engaging and meeting with state leadership and stakeholders to further offshore wind transmission project development

Association for Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.	$105,892.92
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2022 State budget and legislation

Disability Law Center, Inc.

$21,600.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2022 This year, DLC lobbyists will be working on bills and policies related to employment for people with disabilities and legal changes that affect the independence of individuals with disabilities. In addition, DLC staff will be responding to requests from various state agencies for comments on regulations and other policies that impact the lives of people with disabilities, where they live or receive services.

Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc.	$42,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2022 Legal services for low-income families and individuals

Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts, Inc.	$112,980.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2022 Represent HBRAMA in connection with matters related to the residential construction industry.

LSP Association Inc. (LSPA)

$30,000.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2022 LSP Association (LSPA): association of professionals licensed by the Commonwealth (called Licensed Site Professionals or LSPs) to assess and remediate hazardous waste sites. In addition to LSPs, LSPA members include scientists, attorneys, toxicologists, etc.. Areas of interest: hazardous waste site cleanup, brownfields, LSPs, Chapter 21E, Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP), MassDEP, 309 CMR, LSP Board of Registration, and S.676 "An Act relative to the remediation of home heating oil releases

Massachusetts Psychological Association	$44,100.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2022 All matters affecting the licensing and practice of psychologists, access to psychological care and the reimbursement for psychological services.

Prisoners Legal Services	$32,400.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/03/2022 organization budget and legislative priorities related to incarceration and criminal justice.

Total salaries received:      $454,852.92

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