Bill > H1196

This bill amends Chapter 127, Section 38B of the General Laws to allow officers, employees, volunteers, or authorized public safety officers who are subjected to an assault or assault and battery by means of a bodily substance to petition the superior court for an order compelling the production of medical, insurance, or other records to determine the presence of any infectious disease in the bodily substance of the person in custody. The court can order the testing of the person in custody's bodily substance if exposure to it substantially threatens the health of the petitioner, the exposure is a direct result of conduct by the person in custody, and a reasonable suspicion exists that the conduct may be a violation of state or federal criminal law. The bill also provides confidentiality provisions and immunity from liability for parties acting in good faith to fulfill the provisions of this section.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1196