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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 762 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2492 |
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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 | | John J. Marsi |
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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 require a suitable ride home from the hospital for all cognitively impaired discharges. |
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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:John J. Marsi6th Worcester1/13/2025Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester2/11/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 762 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2492 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Marsi of Dudley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2492) of John J. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Marsi and Joseph D. McKenna relative to transportation from medical centers for cognitively |
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| 20 | 20 | | impaired discharges. Public Health. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act require a suitable ride home from the hospital for all cognitively impaired discharges. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2amended by inserting the following new section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Section 245. Any hospital or medical facility in the Commonwealth shall require that a |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4patient has secured suitable transport from the hospital before discharge, provided that the patient |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5meets the following criteria: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 (a.) The patient had a surgery that required anesthesia. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 (b.) The patient qualifies as a person with a developmental disability as defined in 115 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8CMR 2.01 or in 118 CMR 2.02. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 (c.) The patient is in the hospital for substance abuse treatment. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 (d.) The patient suffers from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 This section shall not be construed to mean that a hospital and medical facility has a legal |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12duty to provide or secure transport for patients covered by this section. |
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