Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2282 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1153 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2282
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Marcus S. Vaughn
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 requiring trauma kits in public buildings.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/18/2023 1 of 3
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1153 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2282
18	18	By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2282) of
19	19	Marcus S. Vaughn for legislation to authorize trauma kits, so-called, and trained designees in
20	20	certain public buildings. Public Health.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE HOUSE, NO. 2274 OF 2021-2022.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
24	24	_______________
25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act relative to requiring trauma kits in public buildings.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as “The Massachusetts Trauma
32	32	2Response Preparedness Act”.
33	33	3 SECTION 2. Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition,
34	34	4is hereby amended by inserting the following new section:-
35	35	5 "Section 237. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
36	36	6following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
37	37	7 “Public Building”, (1) Any state or local government building that is used for a public
38	38	8purpose, including but not limited to, public schools, town or city halls, libraries, transportation
39	39	9facilities, and senior centers; or (2) any building that is regularly used by the general public - or 2 of 3
40	40	10funded by public sources - with a listed maximum occupancy of at least 300 persons, including
41	41	11but not limited to private and parochial schools, places of worship, meeting halls, recreational
42	42	12facilities, entertainment venues, and sporting venues
43	43	13 “Trauma Kit”, a kit designed to contain materials to help a general bystander provide first
44	44	14aid to another citizen suffering from a serious, life threatening bleed. At minimum kits must
45	45	15include an adequate tourniquet, gauze, gloves, and a proper training booklet as defined by the
46	46	16American College of Surgeons or an equivalent organization
47	47	17 “Trauma Kit Designee”, a person trained and certified by a representative of the
48	48	18American College of Surgeons or an equivalent organization in the area of bleeding control
49	49	19 (b) All public buildings as defined by subsection (a) as well as any buildings required to
50	50	20house an AED pursuant to section 78A of chapter 93 and section 54C of chapter 71 shall be
51	51	21required to have clearly visible, centrally located, and easily accessible trauma kits as defined by
52	52	22subsection (a) ready for use at all times. The number of trauma kits required per building shall
53	53	23be determined by a formula, which shall take into account the maximum capacity of said
54	54	24building, to be promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Said formula shall
55	55	25be informed by the research of the American College of Surgeons.
56	56	26 (c) Any building falling under the purview of subsection (b) shall be required to have on
57	57	27staff an appropriately qualified trauma kit designee as defined by subsection (a) at all times
58	58	28 (d) For the purposes of organizational efficiency, buildings falling under the purview of
59	59	29subsections (b) and (c) as well as section 78A of chapter 93 or section 54C of chapter 71 may
60	60	30share the same storage space for the AED device and the trauma kit as well as designate the same
61	61	31person both an AED provider and Trauma Kit Designee 3 of 3
62	62	32 (e) Any person who, in good faith, attempts to render emergency care including, but not
63	63	33limited to, bleeding control, and does so without compensation, shall not be liable for acts or
64	64	34omissions, other than gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, resulting from the
65	65	35attempt to render such emergency care."
66	66	36 SECTION 3. Section 8A of Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
67	67	37inserting at the end thereof the following:-
68	68	38 “8) The availability and location of trauma kits and those personnel designated as trauma
69	69	39kit designee”
70	70	40 SECTION 4. Section 5 of chapter 44B of the General Laws is hereby amended by
71	71	41inserting at the end thereof the following:-
72	72	42 “A city or town may appropriate money in any year from the Community Preservation
73	73	43Fund for the procurement of trauma kits and a trauma kit designee in a town or city owned
74	74	44building or a public school facility pursuant to section 237 of chapter 111."