SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1011 FILED ON: 1/17/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1087 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Kathleen O'Connor Ives _______________ 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 patient notification. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Kathleen O'Connor Ives | First Essex | Karen E. Spilka | Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1011 FILED ON: 1/17/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1087 By Ms. O'Connor Ives, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1087) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Karen E. Spilka and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation relative to patient notification. Public Health. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to patient notification.
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 25P the following section:- Section 25Q. Any person admitted for inpatient care at a medical facility and prescribed or administered any medication, shall be given an information sheet detailing each medication’s prescribed use and potential side effects. Such information sheet shall be signed and dated by the patient or health care proxy. |
