SENATE DOCKET, NO. 834 FILED ON: 1/12/2009
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 819
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia D
. Jehlen
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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 Accessible Medical Equipment.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Patricia D.
Jehlen
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Second Middlesex
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Frank I. Smizik
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15th Norfolk
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Elizabeth A. Malia
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11th Suffolk
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Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.
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26th Middlesex
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Susan C. Tucker
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Second Essex and Middlesex
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Jennifer M. Callahan
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18th Worcester
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Kay Khan
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11th Middlesex
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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 Relative to Accessible Medical Equipment.
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, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is
hereby amended by inserting after section 5S the following section:-
Section 5T
(a)
The department shall promulgate rul
es and regulations
establishing standards for
the minimum technical criteria for medica
l diagnostic equipment used in or in conjunction with
physician's offices, clinics, emergency rooms, hospitals, and other medical settings. The standards shall ensure th
at such equipment is accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities, and shall allow independent entry to, use of, and exit from the equipment by such individuals to the maximum extent possible.
(b) Medical Diagnostic Equipment Covered- The s
tandards issued under subsection (a) for medical diagnostic equipment shall apply to equipment that includes examination tables, examination chairs (including chairs used for eye examinations or procedures, and dental examinations or procedures), weight sc
ales, mammography equipment, x-ray machines and other
diagnostic
radiological equipment
, and any other equipment
commonly used for diagnostic purposes by health professionals.
