Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2219 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1433 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2219
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Kathleen R. LaNatra
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to certified medical assistant administration of immunization.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth1/18/2023Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/25/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1433 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2219
18	18	By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2219) of
19	19	Kathleen R. LaNatra and Christopher Hendricks relative to certified medical assistant
20	20	administration of immunization. Public Health.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
24	24	(2023-2024)
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26	26	An Act relative to certified medical assistant administration of immunization.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. Section 265 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
30	30	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out paragraphs (a) and (b) and inserting in place
31	31	3thereof the following two sections: -
32	32	4 (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless
33	33	5the context clearly requires otherwise:
34	34	6 "Certified medical assistant", an individual who: (i) has graduated from a post-secondary
35	35	7medical assisting education program accredited by the committee on allied health education and
36	36	8accreditation of the American Medical Association or its successor, the Accrediting Bureau of
37	37	9Health Education Schools or its successor or another certificate program that the commissioner
38	38	10of public health may approve; (ii) is employed in a health care facility as defined in section 9C;
39	39	11and (iii) performs basic administrative, clerical, and clinical duties upon the specific 2 of 2
40	40	12authorization and under the direct supervision of a practitioner as defined in section 1 of chapter
41	41	1394C.
42	42	14 "Direct supervision", oversight of a certified medical assistant exercised by a practitioner,
43	43	15as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C, who is present in the facility and immediately available to
44	44	16furnish assistance and direction throughout the course of the performance of a delegated
45	45	17procedure; provided, however, that the practitioner shall not be required to be present in the
46	46	18room when the procedure is performed.
47	47	19 (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a practitioner acting
48	48	20within the practitioner’s designated scope of practice may delegate the administration of an
49	49	21immunization of a patient to a certified medical assistant.