HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3927        FILED ON: 1/16/2009

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act promoting sterilization during surgery..

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. Chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after section 184C, the following section:

Section184D. Every hospital shall maintain in surgical and intensive care units, in a clear and visible place the following directives:

Wash your hands.

Clean the patient’s skin with chlorhexidine antiseptic.

Place sterile drapes over the patient’s entire body.

Wear a sterile gown, hat, mask and gloves.

Put a sterile dressing over the catheter site once the line is inserted.