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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Donald F. Humason, Jr., (BY REQUEST)

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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 physician training on non-ionizing radiation and electrohypersensitivity.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Kristin Beatty

149 Central Park Drive Holyoke, MA 01040


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2256        FILED ON: 10/13/2015

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By Mr. Humason (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 0000) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kristin Beatty for legislation to require physician training on non-ionizing radiation and electrohypersensitivity.  Public Health.

 

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 physician training on non-ionizing radiation and electrohypersensitivity.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-

The board shall require that any continuing education necessary for the renewal of a physician’s certificate of registration shall include a course of training and education on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients impacted by non-ionizing radiation. This training shall recognize Electrohypersensitivity as a functional impairment and additionally recognize the impact of non-ionizing radiation on biological systems influencing many other health and disease conditions based on the sum of current knowledge from peer-reviewed or otherwise clearly credible laboratory and epidemiological scientific studies.