HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2657        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1983

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia A. Haddad

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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 physician assistants and interscholastic athletic head injuries.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/18/2013

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2657        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1983

By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1983) of Patricia A. Haddad and Harriette L. Chandler for legislation to include physician assistants in the interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to physician assistants and interscholastic athletic head injuries.

 

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. Subsection (a) of section 222 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "physicians", in line 7, the following words:- “, physician assistants”

SECTION 2. Section 222  of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is further amended in subsection (c) by inserting after the word "neuropsychologist,", in line 39 and in line 50, the following words:- "physician assistant,".