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MA H1242
Relative to critical incident intervention by emergency service providers
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Introduced
01/23/2017
01/23/2017
In Committee
06/23/2017
06/23/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
190th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to critical incident intervention by emergency service providers. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
AI Summary
This bill aims to protect the confidentiality of emergency service providers, such as law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel, who receive crisis intervention services following a "critical incident" – an event that results in acute or cumulative psychological stress or trauma. The bill defines key terms, including "critical incident stress management," which refers to the process of assisting emergency service personnel in coping with such psychological trauma. It establishes that no person, including crisis intervention team members or participants, can be required to testify or disclose information obtained solely through these confidential crisis intervention services, with a few exceptions where the communication indicates danger, abuse, or past criminal acts.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (33)
Jim Arciero (D),
Jennifer Benson (D),
Michael Brady (D),
Dan Cahill (D),
Thomas Calter (D),
Edward Coppinger (D),
Brendan Crighton (D),
David DeCoste (R),
Sal DiDomenico (D),
Diana Dizoglio (D),
Shawn Dooley (R),
Michelle DuBois (D),
James Dwyer (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Jennifer Flanagan (D),
Danielle Gregoire (D),
Stephen Hay (D),
Paul Heroux (D),
Kate Hogan (D),
Dan Hunt (D),
Barbara L'Italien (D),
Joan Lovely (D),
Thomas McGee (D),
Paul McMurtry (D),
Mike Moore (D),
Keiko Orrall (R),
Sarah Peake (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
Paul Tucker (D),
Dave Vieira (R),
Tom Walsh (D),
Timothy Whelan (R),
Last Action
Read second and ordered to a third reading (on 06/29/2017)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1242 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1242.pdf |
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