Courts are making life-changing medical decisions without neutral doctors insight from medical panels. Bill S1102: An Act Establishing Medical Panels For The Probate and Family Courts Filed By: Senator Feeney can help to guide judges in complex medical cases.

Every day, Probate & Family Courts make decisions affecting:

• Children
• Elders
• People with disabilities
• Survivors of domestic violence
• Families in crisis

Many of these cases involve serious medical issues, yet  judges are often forced to make decisions without neutral medical guidance. 

Bill S.1102 fixes this.

A Personal Reason This Bill Matters:

In 2013, I lost my 24-year-old disabled sister, Fantasia, to a preventable heartbreaking tragedy caused by caregiver neglect from an in-home care company. This happened while I was working to secure guardianship and care for her myself.

I believe that if independent medical panels had existed, the process could have been clearer, faster, and possibly life-saving.

My sister might still be here today.

This bill is about making sure no other family experiences that kind of loss.

In Loving Memory of: Fantasia Robinson, September 1988 to June 2013

What S.1102 Will Do

Allows judges to appoint an independent panel of at least three board-certified physicians to provide neutral medical findings in cases involving:

• Guardianship
• Conservatorship
• Custody
• Medical Cases

Why This Matters

✔ Objective, unbiased medical insight

✔ Fewer costly expert battles

✔ Faster, more informed decisions

✔ Reduce risk to vulnerable individuals of all ages

✔ Help prevent avoidable tragedies

Massachusetts already uses similar medical panels successfully in disability retirement cases. This proven model used for decades should also protect families.

To Take Action Now Sign the Petition Today! Sharing your story is optional, but so very powerful.

Your voice can help protect families and save lives. 💜

To email directly to the Senate Committee on Ways & Means:

Chair Rodrigues: Michael.Rodrigues@masenate.gov
CC: Assistant Vice-Chair Feeney: paul.feeney@masenate.gov

Copy and paste the support email:

https://1drv.ms/w/c/222ee0dc2f9725f2/IQDaQ2wDCArNQrPyyuIgVKLyARzdKKgLRHGcEV_7HyjKokw?e=jia4ld

At the bottom, add your name, organization/ title, and city/town.

To view the bill:

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1102

A letter from Senator Feeney in support of the Medical Panels bill:

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:6884757e-8b35-4cef-bafd-ac79ee93d65d

Watch a short interview explaining the bill’s purpose:
https://youtu.be/jjQ7wnkjm1k?si=mhyKKW6BzoI7xHXv

A letter from the New England Patriots Organization:

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:f7e6ca79-ccce-4445-9b40-085bc8e6e39d

💜 Thank you from our hearts to yours.