HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2415        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 508

 

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

1/10/2019

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/1/2019

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

1/31/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/30/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/30/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/28/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/30/2019

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

1/25/2019

RoseLee Vincent

16th Suffolk

1/28/2019

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

1/29/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/29/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/29/2019

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

2/1/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/1/2019

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2415        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 508

By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 508) of Louis L. Kafka and others relative to the emergency administration of glucagon in schools.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 278 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 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.