MA H1986

Bill

Promoting sterilization during surgery

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the sterilization of surgery rooms and intensive care units. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 111 of the General Laws to require every hospital to maintain in its surgical and intensive care units clear and visible directives on proper sterilization procedures, including washing hands, cleaning the patient's skin with chlorhexidine antiseptic, placing sterile drapes over the patient's body, and wearing sterile gowns, hats, masks, and gloves during procedures. The bill aims to promote sterilization standards in these hospital units to prevent infection and improve patient safety.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Elizabeth Poirier (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4449 (on 02/24/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1986

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1986
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1986.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1144	Relative to hospital profit transparency and fairness	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1150	To restore adequate funding for disproportionate share hospitals	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1172	Ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1190	To promote healthy sole community provider and critical access hospitals	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1927	Relative to hospital medical staffs	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H4449	Public health matters	Reported, in part, by H1886	Replaced by
S1342	Further regulating hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S167	To prevent unscrupulous medical debt recovery practices	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To
S729	Relative to the closing of hospital essential services	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

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