Bill > H4850

This bill amends the General Laws of Massachusetts to create new provisions related to crisis intervention services for emergency service providers, such as law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. The key provisions include: defining important terms like "certified emergency service provider" and "crisis intervention services"; establishing confidentiality protections for information provided by emergency service providers during crisis intervention services, with limited exceptions; requiring emergency service providers and their employers to register with the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security; and empowering the Secretary to certify emergency service providers as "certified emergency service providers" and to decertify those who violate the confidentiality provisions. The bill sets an effective date of January 1, 2019 for these new requirements.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4850