HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 908 FILED ON: 1/12/2009
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2030
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christine E. Canavan
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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 needlestick injury prevention in public health facilities and settings.
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PETITION OF:
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District/Address: |
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Christine E. Canavan |
10th Plymouth |
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Patricia D. Jehlen |
Second Middlesex |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Michael Brady |
9th Plymouth |
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David L. Flynn |
8th Plymouth |
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Kay Khan |
11th Middlesex |
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Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. |
26th Middlesex |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
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Thomas P. Kennedy |
Second Plymouth and Bristol |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2056 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 needlestick injury prevention in public health facilities and settings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court ass
embled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 53D of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "Any", in line 1, the following words:- state, count y or municipal public health facility, including, but not limited to, the departments of mental retardation, mental health and public health or any.
SECTION 2. Said section 53D of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "all", in line 8, the following words:- state, county and municipal public health facilities, including, but not limited to, the departments of mental retardation, mental health and public health and all.
SECTION 3. Said section 53D of sai d chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "hospital", in line 13, the following words:- or public health facility.
SECTION 4. Said section 53D of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "hospitals", in line 29, the following words:- or public health facilities.
SECTION 5. The department of public health shall promulgate rules a nd regulations on or before January 4 th 2010 to effectuate the purposes of this act.