Amendment #557 to H3400

Non Taxable Medical Supplies

Mr. Kafka of Stoughton moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION XXXX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Paragraph (l) of Section 6 of Chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding in line 11, after the word “canes”, the following: “or any other medical equipment deemed medically necessary and prescribed by a physician,” and by adding, in line 12, after the word “lifts,” the following words:

"infusion pumps used to deliver drugs to patients who require intravenous fluids, antibiotics, chemotherapy, pain management, blood products, biotechnology agents and any other intravenous infusions ordered by a physician and related disposables including administration sets, extension sets, filters, needle-less connectors, sterile covers, syringes/needles, alcohol wipes, gloves, tape, and sharps containers; central venous catheters, peripherally inserted central catheters, ports or peripheral intravenous catheters, central venous dressing kits, venous access device kits, Huber needles, and securing devices; continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and Bi-level positive airway pressure (BIPAP) supplies, including tubing, headgear, nasal masks, full masks, and filters; suction machines used in the care of a patient's tracheostomy, including suction canisters, suction connecting tubing, suction catheters, trach care kits, peroxide, sterile sponges, sterile q-tips, and gloves; and other durable medical equipment, including bathroom commodes, nebulizers, and aerosol-generating devices,".