HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3903 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1539
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Danielle W. Gregoire
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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 determining capacity and invoking the health care proxy.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Danielle W. Gregoire | 4th Middlesex | 1/20/2023 |
William J. Driscoll, Jr. | 7th Norfolk | 1/31/2023 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 2/1/2023 |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden | 2/1/2023 |
Tackey Chan | 2nd Norfolk | 2/9/2023 |
Samantha Montaño | 15th Suffolk | 2/9/2023 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 2/15/2023 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 2/15/2023 |
Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth | 3/15/2023 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | First Plymouth and Norfolk | 3/15/2023 |
Jennifer Balinsky Armini | 8th Essex | 3/15/2023 |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk | 3/15/2023 |
Rodney M. Elliott | 16th Middlesex | 4/3/2023 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 4/18/2023 |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 7/24/2023 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 11/14/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3903 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1539
By Representative Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1539) of Danielle W. Gregoire and others relative to health care proxies. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to determining capacity and invoking the health care proxy.
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 201D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, shall be amended by inserting after the definition of “Attending physician” the following definition:-
“Attending nurse practitioner”, the nurse practitioner who is authorized to practice as such under regulations promulgated pursuant to section 80B of chapter 112, selected by or assigned to a patient, who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient, in whatever setting medical diagnosis or treatment is rendered. Where more than one nurse practitioner shares such responsibility, any such nurse practitioner may act as the attending nurse practitioner.
SECTION 2. Section 5 of said chapter 201D shall be amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in line 23, the following words:- or nurse practitioner.
SECTION 3. Section 6 of said chapter 201D shall be amended by inserting after the words “attending physician”, in lines 4 through 5, 7, 11, 12 through 13, and 36, each time they appear, the following words:- or attending nurse practitioner.
SECTION 4. Said section 6 of said chapter 201D shall be further amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in line 17, the following words:- or nurse practitioner.
SECTION 5. Section 7 of said chapter 201D shall be amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in lines 11 and 14, each time it appears, the following words:- or nurse practitioner.
SECTION 6. Said section 7 of said chapter 201D shall be further amended by inserting after the words “attending physician”, in lines 17 through 18, the following words:- or attending nurse practitioner.
SECTION 7. Section 13 of said chapter 201D shall be amended by inserting after the words “attending physician”, in line 2, the following words:- or attending nurse practitioner.
SECTION 8. Section 14 of said chapter 201D shall be amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in lines 2 through 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 13 through 14, each time it appears, the following words:- or nurse practitioner.