AN ACT DESIGNATING MAY 6 AS MOYAMOYA DISEASE AWARENESS DAY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15SSSSSS, the following section:-
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.
Approved, December 29, 2022.