Bill Text: MA S815 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Provide information on the health benefits of breastfeeding
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-08 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing [S815 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S815-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ms. Fargo
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to provide information on the health benefits of breastfeeding.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Ms. Fargo |
Third Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01223 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to provide information on the health benefits of
breastfeeding.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 222, the following section:-
Section 223. The department shall provide educational information to the public on the health benefits of breastfeeding. All such information shall be compatible with the nutritional requirements to be provided by the department under section 1 of chapter 111I. The department shall post such information on its public internet site and may make the information available in written format, to local boards of health and to any state department, division or agency that administers a maternal or child health service or program, for public dissemination.
