Bill Text: MA S937 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to medical examinations in correctional facilities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/21 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S937 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S937-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 medical examinations in correctional facilities.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Cynthia Stone Creem |
First Middlesex and Norfolk |
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Patricia D. Jehlen |
Second Middlesex |
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Kay Khan |
11th Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01380 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 medical examinations in correctional facilities.
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 sixteen of chapter 127 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2006
Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:—
During the conduct of any such physical examination or any subsequent medical examination of a female inmate, the presence of a female nurse or female corrections officer shall be required. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the rendering of immediate emergency medical treatment for a potentially life-threatening condition.
