HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1529        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 278

 

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 improving students’ access to life saving treatments.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/19/2017

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

2/1/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/20/2017

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

1/19/2017

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/3/2017

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/30/2017

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/30/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/24/2017

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

2/3/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/19/2017

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/19/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

1/19/2017

David M. Nangle

17th Middlesex

1/25/2017

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

1/19/2017

Adrian Madaro

1st Suffolk

1/19/2017

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/19/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/19/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

1/19/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/19/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/19/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/19/2017

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/19/2017

Dylan Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/19/2017

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

1/19/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/19/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/19/2017

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

1/19/2017

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

1/19/2017

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

1/19/2017

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

1/19/2017

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

1/19/2017

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

1/19/2017

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

1/19/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

1/19/2017

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/19/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/19/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1529        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 278

By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 278) of Louis L. Kafka and others relative to the emergency administration of glucagon in schools .  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act improving students’ access to life saving treatments.

 

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 54B of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-

Not withstanding any general or special laws to the contrary, the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of public health shall jointly promulgate regulations for the emergency administration of glucagon to allow for the administration of glucagon by trained members of the school staff when a nurse is not present and the student exhibits symptoms of severe hypoglycemia; provided, however, that the parent or legal guardian of the student has submitted in writing permission for such emergency treatment to be rendered; provided, further, that a member of the school staff who, in good faith, administers glucagon to a student who exhibits symptoms of severe hypoglycemia shall not be held liable, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct, in a suit for damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions, nor shall such person be subject to any disciplinary action for such emergency aid; provided further a trained member of the school staff who is not a nurse and administers glucagon shall not be considered to be practicing nursing; and provided further the member of the school staff trained to administer glucagon shall volunteer to be trained.

Section 2.  Within 180 days of the passage of this act, the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of public health shall, pursuant to section 54B of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as amended by section 1, jointly promulgate regulations for the emergency administration of glucagon to allow for the administration of glucagon by trained members of the school staff when a nurse is not present and the student exhibits symptoms of severe hypoglycemia.