SENATE DOCKET, NO. 369        FILED ON: 1/16/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1224

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Barbara A. L'Italien

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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 treatment for Alzheimer’s and dementia.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/31/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/31/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2017

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2017

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

2/1/2017

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

2/1/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2017

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/1/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/2/2017

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/2/2017

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

2/3/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

2/3/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

2/3/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

2/6/2017

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

2/10/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

2/10/2017

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/14/2017

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

2/27/2017

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

6/22/2017

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

9/20/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 369        FILED ON: 1/16/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1224

By Ms. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1224) of Barbara A. L'Italien, Brian M. Ashe, Colleen M. Garry, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve treatment for Alzheimer’s and dementia.  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 improving treatment for Alzheimer’s and dementia.

 

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 2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding 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 with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.