HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1342 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2458
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Denise C. Garlick
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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 the safe handling of hazardous drugs.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 1/18/2017 |
Tackey Chan | 2nd Norfolk | 1/18/2017 |
John J. Lawn, Jr. | 10th Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
Claire D. Cronin | 11th Plymouth | 1/18/2017 |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 1/18/2017 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
Daniel Cahill | 10th Essex | 1/18/2017 |
Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
Brendan P. Crighton | Third Essex | 1/18/2017 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 1/18/2017 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
Paul Tucker | 7th Essex | 1/18/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1342 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2458
By Ms. Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2458) of Denise C. Garlick and others relative to the safe handling of certain hazardous drugs. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3995 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to the safe handling of hazardous drugs.
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. Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after section 235, the following new section:-
Section 236. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:—
“Antineoplastic drug”, a chemotherapeutic agent that controls or kills cancer cells.
“Hazardous drugs”, shall include any drug identified by the national institute for occupational safety and health at the centers for disease control or any drug that meets at least one of the following six criteria: Carcinogenicity, teratogenicity or developmental toxicity, reproductive toxicity in humans, organ toxicity at low doses in humans or animals, genotoxicity, or new drugs that mimic existing hazardous drugs in structure of toxicity.
(b) The Department of Public Health shall promulgate regulations for the handling of antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs in health care facilities. Said regulations shall consider input from hospitals, organizations representing health care personnel, other stakeholders and shall consider reasonable time for facilities to implement new regulations. The regulations will be consistent with provisions adopted by the national institute for occupational safety and health’s 2004 alert on preventing occupational exposures to antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs in health care settings and updates. The department’s regulations may incorporate updates and changes to the institute’s guidelines as made by the centers for disease control and prevention. The department may by regulation establish enforcement procedures and fines for violations of the provisions of this section.