MA S1265

Bill

Relative to public safety and public health worker protections

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 public safety and public health worker protections. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 111 of the General Laws to provide protections for public safety and public health workers. It defines "first responders" as police, firefighters, EMTs, and other public safety personnel, and "infectious diseases dangerous to the public health" as determined by department regulations. The bill requires first responders who have an "unprotected exposure" to a patient that could transmit such an infectious disease to report the exposure to the healthcare facility, which must then test the patient and notify the exposed first responder of the results and appropriate medical precautions. The bill also provides immunity from liability for healthcare facilities and personnel who report and test in good faith. The bill empowers the district court to order a patient to provide a blood or bodily fluid specimen for testing if the patient refuses.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (6)

Edward Coppinger (D), Jason Lewis (D), Thomas McGee (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Mike Rush (D), Danny Ryan (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1265

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1265
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1265.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1250	Relative to American Sign Language Training	No further action taken	Similar To
H2527	Relative to public safety personnel	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H998	Relative to needle stick injuries suffered by first responders	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
S1377	Further defining a Hate Crime	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1470	Relative to the contraction of MRSA by public safety personnel	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1486	Relative to amending disability or death caused by certain conditions of cancer	Accompanied H1386	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
S733	Relative to access to housing for first responders	Accompanied a study order, see S2401	Similar To

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