HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1279        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1542

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James E. Vallee

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to ionizing radiation.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James E. Vallee

10th Norfolk

1/20/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1279        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1542

By Mr. Vallee of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1542) of James E. Vallee for legislation to authorize physicians to delegate certain radiological procedures including procedures to physician assistants.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2178 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to ionizing radiation.

 

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 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word “facilities” in section 9E the following:-

“Physicians may delegate radiological procedures, including procedures using fluoroscopy, to a physician assistant who has completed a radiation safety course as prescribed by 105 CMR- 120.405.”

SECTION 2.    Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word “employed” in Section 5L the following:

(iii). A Physician Assistant registered under MGL Chapter 111, Section 9C, who has been delegated by a supervising physician the performance of radiological procedures including fluoroscopy and has completed a radiation safety course as prescribed by 105 CMR - 120.405”