Bill > S767

This bill aims to define "modest meals and refreshments" in the context of prescriber education settings. It proposes to amend Chapter 111N of the General Laws to provide a specific definition for "modest meals and refreshments" as food and/or drinks provided by or paid for by a pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing company, with a cost that does not exceed the allowance defined by the United States General Services Administration for Massachusetts per diem localities. The bill also prohibits the provision of alcoholic beverages and requires that meals and refreshments be provided within the context of the informational presentation, and not before or after. Additionally, the bill mandates additional reporting requirements for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing companies on the total amounts spent on meals, venues, and other items of economic value provided during such presentations.