HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1445 FILED ON: 1/13/2009
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3597
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Vincent A. Pedone
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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 Providing For The Information Submitted By Hospital Medica
l Staff.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Vincent A. Pedone
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15th Worcester
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Providing For The Information Submitted By
Hospital Medical Staff.
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.
Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 57D the
following new sections: --
Section 57E. Definitions.
(1) “Hospital” as used in section 57F means any hospital licensed under section 51 of this chapter.
(2) “Medical staff” as used in section 57F means those physicians and other health care
professionals who are privileged to attend patients in a hospital.
Section 57F
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All personal and financial information disclosed by members of a hospital medical staff, or, by physicians or other health care professionals seeking to join a hospital’
s medical staff pursuant to hospital conflict of interest policies shall not be used for other purposes or disclosed to other parties. This section does not relieve any individual or hospital of the duty to comply with requirements of any applicable gener
al or special law regarding the protection and privacy of personal information.
Section
57G
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Any person who has been injured by a violation of section 57F of this chapter may bring an action in the superior court for damages and such equitable relief as t
he court deems necessary and proper.
SECTION 2.
This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2010.
