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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
02/24/2020
02/24/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to requiring choke response employee training in all restaurants. Public Health.
AI Summary
This bill requires all food establishments in Massachusetts to have at least one employee trained in approved manual procedures to remove food lodged in a person's throat. The Department of Public Health will adopt regulations listing the approved procedures. Food establishments must also have adequate insurance coverage for these trained employees. The local boards of health will notify food establishments of their obligations and provide them with information on training sites and the relevant statute. Employees who have been properly trained and in good faith attempt to remove food from a person's throat during an emergency will not be liable for any civil damages. However, take-out only restaurants without customer seating and food trucks are exempt from this requirement.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (9)
Ruth Balser (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Danielle Gregoire (D),
Louis Kafka (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Mike Moore (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
José Tosado (D),
Last Action
Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence (on 06/22/2020)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1845 |
Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1845.pdf |
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