SENATE DOCKET, NO. 808 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 512
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Viriato M. deMacedo
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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 collaborative agreement of a public health dental hygienist.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Viriato M. deMacedo | Plymouth and Barnstable |
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Thomas J. Calter | 12th Plymouth | 2/2/2017 |
Jack Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 3/3/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 808 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 512
By Mr. deMacedo, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 512) of Viriato M. deMacedo and Thomas J. Calter for legislation relative to medical malpractice insurance for dentists. Financial Services. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 489 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 collaborative agreement of a public health dental hygienist.
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. The third paragraph of Section 51 of Chapter 112 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “agreement”, in line 49, the following sentences:-
No medical malpractice insurer shall refuse primary medical malpractice insurance coverage to a licensed dentist on the basis of their entry into a written collaborative agreement with a public health dental hygienist. A dentist who enters into such a collaborative agreement and the dentist's insurer shall be indemnified from claims made against said public health dental hygienist.
SECTION 2. The second paragraph of Section 193U of Chapter 175 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “specialty”, in line 13, the following sentences:–
No medical malpractice insurer shall refuse primary medical malpractice insurance coverage to a licensed dentist on the basis of their entry into a written collaborative agreement with a public health dental hygienist. A dentist who enters into such a collaborative agreement and the dentist's insurer shall be indemnified from claims made against said public health dental hygienist.