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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3966 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2515 |
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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 | | Bridget Plouffe |
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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 the exposure of public safety officials to HIV. |
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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:Bridget Plouffe9th Plymouth1/17/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3966 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2515 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Plouffe of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2515) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Bridget Plouffe relative to the exposure of public safety officials to HIV. Public Health. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3607 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to the exposure of public safety officials to HIV. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 70F of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the fifth paragraph the following |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3paragraph:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4 It shall not be a violation of this section for any facility, physician or health care provider |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5to test any person for the presence of the HIV antibody or antigen in compliance with a court |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6order issued pursuant to section 70I. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7 SECTION 2. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8section 70H the following section:- |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9 70I. Any law enforcement officer as defined in section 116C of chapter 6 of the General |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10Laws, healthcare provider, firefighter, EMS personnel, or paramedic who, in the course of his or 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11her official duties, has been exposed to the transfer of blood, semen, or other bodily fluid of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12another person may petition a justice of the superior court for an order compelling the testing of |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13that other person for the HIV antibody or antigen. The results of that test shall only be shared |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14with the exposed law enforcement officer, healthcare provider, firefighter, EMS personnel, or |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15paramedic and his or her medical care provider. |
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