Massachusetts Question 6, Department of Health Systems Regulation Advisory Question (1974)
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| Topic Healthcare governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
Origin |
Massachusetts Question 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Massachusetts on November 5, 1974. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported creating the Department of Health Systems Regulation. |
A “no” vote opposed creating the Department of Health Systems Regulation. |
Election results
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Massachusetts Question 6 |
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1,065,279 | 75.07% | ||
| No | 353,854 | 24.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 6 was as follows:
| “ | Should the General Court enact legislation during the nineteen hundred and seventy-five session reorganizing state government by creating a Department of Health Systems Regulation which shall have the power to administer the medicaid program, control and set rates for nursing homes, hospitals, and other health providers under medicaid, license and inspect health facilities, and regulate private health insurance policies, medical and hospital service plans? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote of a resolve is required during one legislative session of the Massachusetts State Legislature to place an advisory question on the ballot. That amounts to 81 votes in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and 21 votes in the Massachusetts State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Advisory questions do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
External links
- William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Statewide Ballot Measures: 1919-Present"
- The Boston Globe, "Legal Notices," October 29, 1974
Footnotes
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