HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1925        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 135

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act  An Act Regarding the Disabled Persons Protection Commission Investigations    ..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

DPPC protocol will be developed disallowing referral of investigations to DMR staff, when the case involves sudden, unexplained death or serious abuse of a person with developmental disabilities living in a group home or attending a group day program for whom:

Previous allegations of abuse were upheld.

No diagnosed illness or age-related condition for which sudden death was cited and documented

Regarding 911 calls: DPPC would require that investigators obtain, review and include information from a 911 call in investigation reports relating to the death or abuse-related hospitalization of a consumer.