SECTION 1 Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 203 the following new section:-
203A (a) Every licensed hospital in Massachusetts shall allow any patient undergoing surgery to have the option at the patient’s expense, to have a licensed medical videographer, video and audio record the patients surgery. The videographer would not need to be in the operative room during the surgical procedure. A copy of the said surgery will be given to the hospital for their records free of charge. Failure to allow a patient to elect this option will result in a fine of not more than $10,000. (b)The DPH shall establish criteria for the licensure of medical videographers.
SECTION 2: Upon passage of this bill it shall be named, Leona’s Law.
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