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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
  4. Chapter 6 THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, CERTAIN OFFICERS UNDER THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, AND STATE LIBRARY
  5. Section 15TTTTTT Rare Disease Day

Section 15TTTTTT

Section 15TTTTTT: Rare Disease Day

[Text of section added by 2022, 328. See, also, Section 15TTTTTT added by 2022, 339 and Section 15TTTTTT added by 2022, 359, below.]

Section 15TTTTTT. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the last day of February as Rare Disease Day recommending its observance by the public to increase public awareness of rare diseases that affect millions of Americans resulting in special challenges encountered by patients and their families as well as the impact upon medical professionals, researchers, educators and others who serve the rare disease community and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.


Chapter 6: Section 15TTTTTT. Moyamoya Awareness Day

[Text of section added by 2022, 339. See, also, Section 15TTTTTT added by 2022, 328, above, and Section 15TTTTTT added by 2022, 359, below.]

Section 15TTTTTT. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May 6 as Moyamoya Awareness Day to raise awareness of the occurrence of this rare neurovascular condition seen in children and adults in which the walls of the internal carotid arteries become thickened and narrowed resulting in reduced blood flow and an increased risk of transient ischemic attacks and strokes and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.


Chapter 6: Section 15TTTTTT. Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness Day

[Text of section added by 2022, 359. See, also, Section 15TTTTTT added by 2022, 328 and Section 15TTTTTT added by 2022, 339, above.]

Section 15TTTTTT. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Tuesday of October as Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness Day to raise awareness of the occurrence of inflammatory breast cancer and to encourage regular testing for inflammatory breast cancer amongst the residents of the commonwealth and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.