HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 860        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1993

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jay R. Kaufman

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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 requiring pain assessment and management in healthcare facilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

1/14/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

10/10/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

10/10/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

10/10/2019

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

10/10/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

10/10/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

10/10/2019

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

10/10/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

10/10/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

10/10/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

10/10/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 860        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1993

By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1993) of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to require pain assessment and management in health care facilities.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2002 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act requiring pain assessment and management in healthcare facilities.

 

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 70E of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after subsection (o) the following new subsection:-

(p) to prompt assessment, management and treatment of his or her pain that respects the patient’s individual needs and to periodic reassessment and modification of the pain management plan, if necessary.