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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2064 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2361 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | James C. Arena-DeRosa |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to ensuring quality healthcare for children. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex1/15/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2064 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2361 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 2361) of James C. Arena-DeRosa relative to the right to inspect medical records. Public Health. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act relative to ensuring quality healthcare for children. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 Section 70E of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 Any parent or guardian of a patient or resident of a facility under the age of 16 years of |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4age shall have to right inspect all medical records, including digital medical records, of the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5patient or resident without consent except for medical records involving the following: (i) family |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6planning services pursuant to section 24E; (ii) gender-affirming health care services pursuant to |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7section 5F½ of chapter 112; (iii) substance use treatment pursuant to section 12E of said chapter |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8112; (iv) sexually transmitted disease treatment pursuant to section 12F of said chapter 112; (v) |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9treatment related to a pregnancy pursuant to said section 12F of said chapter 112; and (vi) mental |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10health treatment pursuant to section 10 of chapter 123. The department shall promulgate rules |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11and regulations to carry out the purpose of this paragraph. |
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