HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 523 FILED ON: 1/13/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2566
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Louis L. Kafka
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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 updating non-taxable medical supplies.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk | 1/13/2015 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 1/30/2015 |
Walter F. Timilty | 7th Norfolk | 11/20/2019 |
Jeffrey N. Roy | 10th Norfolk | 11/20/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 11/20/2019 |
Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester | 11/20/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 11/20/2019 |
Leonard Mirra | 2nd Essex | 11/20/2019 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 2/3/2015 |
James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex | 11/20/2019 |
Leah Cole | 12th Essex | 11/20/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 523 FILED ON: 1/13/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2566
By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2566) of Louis L. Kafka and others relative to updating non-taxable medical supplies. Revenue. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2625 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 updating non-taxable medical supplies.
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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Paragraph (l) of Section 6 of Chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, in line 12, after the word “lifts,” the following words:
"infusion pumps used to deliver drugs to patients who require intravenous fluids, antibiotics, chemotherapy, pain management, blood products, biotechnology agents and any other intravenous infusions ordered by a physician and related disposables including administration sets, extension sets, filters, needle-less connectors, sterile covers, syringes/needles, alcohol wipes, gloves, tape, and sharps containers; central venous catheters, peripherally inserted central catheters, ports or peripheral intravenous catheters, central venous dressing kits, venous access device kits, Huber needles, and securing devices; continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and Bi-level positive airway pressure (BIPAP) supplies, including tubing, headgear, nasal masks, full masks, and filters; suction machines used in the care of a patient's tracheostomy, including suction canisters, suction connecting tubing, suction catheters, trach care kits, peroxide, sterile sponges, sterile q-tips, and gloves; and other durable medical equipment, including bathroom commodes, nebulizers, and aerosol-generating devices."