MA S1251

Bill

MA S1251

Relative to needlestick injury prevention in public health facilities and settings

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to needlestick injury prevention in public health facilities and settings. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to amend existing Massachusetts state law to expand needlestick injury prevention requirements to public health facilities, including departments of mental retardation, mental health, and public health, in addition to hospitals. The bill requires these public health facilities to establish and implement needlestick injury prevention programs, provide safety devices and training, and report needlestick injuries, similar to the existing requirements for hospitals. The bill also directs the Department of Public Health to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the new provisions by January 4, 2010.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2422 (on 04/12/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1251

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1251
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1251.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H101	Improving public health through a common application for core food, health and safety-net programs	Accompanied S612	Similar To
H1131	Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1133	To amend Section 5K(E) of Chapter 111	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1135	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1215	Promoting radon testing	No further action taken	Similar To
H132	Regulating body art	Accompanied a new draft, see S2413	Similar To
H2385	To protect patients approved by physicians and certified by the Department of Public Health to access medical marijuana	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H2820	Relative to graduate education for certain dental professionals	Accompanied a new draft, see H4454	Similar To
H3776	To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	Reported by H3818	Similar To
H4048	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health (see House, No. 3827)	See H3827	Similar To
H621	Relative to accessible medical equipment	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
S1262	Establishing the Massachusetts Cemeteries Board of Oversight	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S1271	Relative to tobacco cessation	Accompanied S1218	Similar To
S1501	Relative to a local option excise on the sale of alcoholic beverages for municipal substance abuse prevention and public health programs	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2422	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters	Reported (in part) by S1241	Replaced by
S405	To restrict the use of pesticides around children	Accompanied a study order, see S2489	Similar To
S618	Establishing a public health insurance option	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H101

Improving public health through a common application for core food, health and safety-net programs

Accompanied S612

Similar To

H1131

Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H1133

To amend Section 5K(E) of Chapter 111

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H1135

Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1215

Promoting radon testing

No further action taken

Similar To

H132

Regulating body art

Accompanied a new draft, see S2413

Similar To

H2385

To protect patients approved by physicians and certified by the Department of Public Health to access medical marijuana

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H2820

Relative to graduate education for certain dental professionals

Accompanied a new draft, see H4454

Similar To

H3776

To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth

Reported by H3818

Similar To

H4048

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health (see House, No. 3827)

See H3827

Similar To

H621

Relative to accessible medical equipment

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

S1262

Establishing the Massachusetts Cemeteries Board of Oversight

Accompanied a study order, see S2422

Similar To

S1271

Relative to tobacco cessation

Accompanied S1218

Similar To

S1501

Relative to a local option excise on the sale of alcoholic beverages for municipal substance abuse prevention and public health programs

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S2422

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters

Reported (in part) by S1241

Replaced by

S405

To restrict the use of pesticides around children

Accompanied a study order, see S2489

Similar To

S618

Establishing a public health insurance option

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

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