HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2461        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1708

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sally P. Kerans

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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 health care proxy notification.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sally P. Kerans

13th Essex

2/17/2021

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

9/28/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2461        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1708

By Ms. Kerans of Danvers, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1708) of Sally P. Kerans relative to health care proxy notification.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to health care proxy notification.

 

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 of Chapter 201D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following definitions:

““Transportable”, the activation or subsequent deactivation of the Health Care Proxy is to be part of the patient’s electronic records such that any subsequent facility or provider is aware of such authority without subsequent need to activate or deactivate the health care proxy by each facility or provider.”

“Notification”, Allow for the inclusion of an e-mail address and a cell phone number for the listed proxies for the purpose of the agent selecting a preference of such notification

Section 4 of Chapter 201D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following:

(v) Mobile phone number and e-mail address of proxies are to be provided along with preference of notification.

Section 6 of Chapter 201D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 official edition, is hereby amended by with the following change in paragraph 4:

After the words (ii) to the agent insert the following

“via selected preference notification as included per Section 4 of Chapter 201D of the General Laws;