Bill Text: MA S937 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to medical examinations in correctional facilities
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/21 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S937 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S937-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to medical examinations in correctional facilities.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Cynthia Stone Creem |
First Middlesex and Norfolk |
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Patricia D. Jehlen |
Second Middlesex |
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Kay Khan |
11th Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01380 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to medical examinations in correctional facilities.
��������������� 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. Section sixteen of chapter 127 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2006
Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:�
During the conduct of any such physical examination or any subsequent medical examination of a female inmate, the presence of a female nurse or female corrections officer shall be required. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the rendering of immediate emergency medical treatment for a potentially life-threatening condition.
