SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1685 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1137
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Richard T. Moore
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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 health care provider transportation.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Richard T. Moore |
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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1685 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1137
By Mr. Moore, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1137) of Moore for legislation relative to health care provider transportation [Joint Committee on Public Health]. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 877 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 health care provider transportation.
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 51 of Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:
Any health care facility licensed pursuant to this section shall provide transportation via taxi, car or bus service or other form of private or public transportation for the return commute from the institution for all resident physicians, medical students and other health care providers who have worked for more than 16 consecutive hours, and for any health care provider who judges herself or himself to be too fatigued to safely operate a motor vehicle.