HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3457        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3236

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sean Garballey

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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 creating autism teams in hospitals.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/20/2017

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

1/20/2017

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

1/20/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

1/20/2017

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/20/2017

Thomas P. Walsh

12th Essex

1/20/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/20/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/20/2017

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

1/20/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/20/2017

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

1/20/2017

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/20/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/20/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

1/20/2017

Bud Williams

11th Hampden

1/20/2017

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

1/20/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/20/2017

Gerard Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/20/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

1/20/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/20/2017

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/20/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

1/20/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/20/2017

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

1/20/2017

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/20/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3457        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3236

By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3236) of Sean Garballey and others relative to autism training for medical specialists.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act creating autism teams in hospitals.

 

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

Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, to expand current medical providers' knowledge about autism, the department of public health will design and provide specialized training on autism through medical continuing education programs for primary care physicians, neurologists, psychiatrists, dentists, emergency room personnel and other medical specialists. Once the training on autism is implemented, the department of public health will design a pilot program to ultimately develop one "autism team" who could be called upon should a patient with autism enter the emergency room, need tests or x-rays, or need to be admitted. Members of the "team" will have completed the specialized training on autism and will be knowledgeable about autism and communication difficulties many people with autism have and advise medical doctors and other staff how to communicate with the patient.