HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3342        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 627

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John H. Rogers

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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 requiring automated external defibrillators in assisted living residences.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

1/18/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/22/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3342        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 627

By Mr. Rogers of Norwood, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 627) of John H. Rogers, Louis L. Kafka and Sean Garballey for legislation to require automated external defibrillators in assisted living residences.  Elder Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 347 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 requiring automated external defibrillators in assisted living residences.

 

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 1 of chapter 19D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition “Assisted living residence” the following definition:-

“Automated external defibrillator”, a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that:-

(1) has received approval of its pre-market notification filed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §360(k) from the United States Food and Drug Administration;

(2) is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia, and is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed; and

(3) upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, automatically charges and requests delivery of an electrical impulse to an individual's heart.

SECTION 2.  Subsection (a) of section 10 of chapter 19D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following clause:-

(8).  Have available on the premises of the assisted living residence an automated external defibrillator deployed in a manner that provides obvious and ready accessibility to residents.