Section 112 Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital Commission
(a) There shall be established a special legislative commission, pursuant to section 2A of chapter 4 of the General Laws, to conduct a comprehensive investigation and study into the future of the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, as designated in chapter 87 of the acts of 2016, formerly known as the Massachusetts hospital school. The investigation and study shall include, but shall not be limited to, a review of the hospital's finances, programs, pediatric services and infrastructure.
(b) The special legislative commission shall be comprised of: the chairs of the joint committee on public health, who shall serve as co-chairs; 1 member appointed by the president of the senate; 1 member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; the commissioner of the department of public health, or their designee; the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education, or their designee; the commissioner of the division of capital asset management and maintenance, or their designee; and 6 members to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be recommended by the select board of the town of Canton, 1 of whom shall be the parent of a current patient at the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Nurses Association currently employed at the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Service Employees International Union currently employed at the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, 1 of whom shall be a pediatrician licensed to practice medicine in the commonwealth and 1 of whom shall be a person with experience in health care finance and management.
(c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, services provided to patients of the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children shall not be reduced or eliminated, nor shall the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children be closed or consolidated with any other facility until the completion of the report pursuant to subsection (d).
(d) The special legislative commission shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, if any, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate not later than December 31, 2026.