HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 690 FILED ON: 1/14/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2002
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jay R. Kaufman
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act requiring pain assessment and management in healthcare facilities.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Jay R. Kaufman | 15th Middlesex |
Richard T. Moore | Worcester and Norfolk |
Steven M. Walsh | 11th Essex |
Kenneth J. Donnelly | Fourth Middlesex |
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex |
Tackey Chan | 2nd Norfolk |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk |
Michael Barrett | Third Middlesex |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex |
Michael J. Rodrigues | First Bristol and Plymouth |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex |
Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
Kate Hogan | 3rd Middlesex |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex |
Eileen M. Donoghue | First Middlesex |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 690 FILED ON: 1/14/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2002
By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2002) of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to require pain assessment and management in health care facilities. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 1489 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act requiring pain assessment and management in healthcare facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Section 70E of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after subsection (o) the following new subsection:-
(p) to prompt assessment, management and treatment of his or her pain.
