HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1754 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1895
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Denise C. Garlick and Kate Hogan
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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 healthcare worker and first responder safety.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 1/17/2019 |
Kate Hogan | 3rd Middlesex | 1/18/2019 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/22/2019 |
David Allen Robertson | 19th Middlesex | 1/24/2019 |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk | 1/25/2019 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | 1/28/2019 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/30/2019 |
Peter Capano | 11th Essex | 1/30/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Edward F. Coppinger | 10th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
David Biele | 4th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Daniel R. Cullinane | 12th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Richard M. Haggerty | 30th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1754 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1895
By Representatives Garlick of Needham and Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1895) of Denise C. Garlick, Kate Hogan and others relative to written consent for HLTV 111 tests. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3240 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to healthcare worker and first responder safety.
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 70F of chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding, after line 11, the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding the above, if a healthcare provider, first responder, police officer, fire official, prison guard, or other public officer in the line of duty comes in contact with the blood or bodily fluid of a patient or person who may be infected, such tests may be performed and the result made known to the person who may have been infected despite the inability or refusal of the patient or person to give written consent.