Bill Text: MA H1936 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Medical services at the Bridgewater State Hospital
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-30 - Accompanied a study order, see H05006 [H1936 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1936-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kay Khan
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to Bridgewater State Hospital.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Kay Khan |
11th Middlesex |
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Patricia D. Jehlen |
Second Middlesex |
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Christine E. Canavan |
10th Plymouth |
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Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. |
26th Middlesex |
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Ellen Story |
3rd Hampshire |
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Brian P. Wallace |
4th Suffolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2144 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to Bridgewater State Hospital.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 18 of Chapter 125 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:—
The medical director shall ensure that Bridgewater State Hospital pro vides services in compliance with all applicable federal and state standards, statutes, and regulations. The medical director shall seek, and make every effort to obtain and retain, accreditation by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and h ospital level accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.
