SECTION 1. Section 32 of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after the word “department”, in line 8 the following:-
“(a) The department shall establish a schedule of psychotropic medications that shall not be administered to a child without notification to the department by the child’s guardian, family member and or care giver responsible for the child’s medical care.
(b) The notification shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (i) the purpose for administering the listed psychotropic drug; (ii) the prescribed dosage; and (iii) any known effect or side effect of the psychotropic medication. Except in the cases of medical emergencies as outlined by the department.”
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