Bill > S1171

This bill aims to protect sports medicine professionals by amending the existing law in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. It removes the exemption that currently allows physicians authorized to practice in another state or country to provide medical services only to athletes or team personnel attending sporting events sponsored by the United States Olympic Committee or a World Cup Organizing Committee without being licensed in Massachusetts. 2. It establishes that if a sports medicine professional, such as a physician or athletic trainer, provides covered medical services (general medical care, emergency medical care, or athletic training services) to an athlete, athletic team, or staff member in Massachusetts, the services shall be deemed to have been provided in the state where the professional is licensed. This is for the purposes of determining the professional's medical liability insurance and civil and criminal malpractice liability. The bill defines key terms like "athlete," "athletic team," "covered medical services," and "covered sports medicine professional" to clarify the scope and application of these new provisions.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1171