Bill > H2282

This bill, titled "The Massachusetts Trauma Response Preparedness Act," aims to require the installation of trauma kits and the designation of trained personnel in certain public buildings. The key provisions include: 1. Defining "public buildings" as state/local government buildings and privately-owned buildings with a capacity of at least 300 people, and "trauma kits" as first-aid kits containing materials to stop severe bleeding. 2. Mandating that all public buildings and buildings required to have automated external defibrillators (AEDs) must have clearly visible, accessible trauma kits, with the number of kits determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 3. Requiring public buildings to have at least one staff member trained as a "trauma kit designee" certified by the American College of Surgeons or an equivalent organization. 4. Allowing public buildings to share storage space and personnel for both trauma kits and AEDs, and providing legal protections for good-faith attempts to render emergency care using the kits. 5. Amending existing laws to require the availability and location of trauma kits and designees to be included in school safety plans and allow cities/towns to use community preservation funds for procuring trauma kits and designees in public buildings.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2282