SENATE DOCKET, NO. 307 FILED ON: 1/15/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1093 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Michael J. Rodrigues _______________ 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: An Act relative to protecting against the transmission of Pertussis . _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Michael J. Rodrigues | First Bristol and Plymouth |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 307 FILED ON: 1/15/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1093 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1093) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation for protection against the transmission of Pertussis . Public Health. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to protecting against the transmission of Pertussis .
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 adding the following section:- Section 226: The commissioner shall adopt regulations requiring hospitals to provide parents of newborns educational information on Pertussis disease and the availability of a vaccine to protect against Pertussis. This educational information shall include, but need not be limited to, information on the Center for Disease Control's recommendation that parents receive Tdap during the post partum period to protect their newborns from the transmission of Pertussis. This information shall be given to parents prior to the discharge of the newborn. |
