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 or resolve.

 

PETITIONERS:  LEGISLATOR/CITIZEN	DISTRICT/FULL MAILING ADDRESS
Peter J. Koutoujian	10th Middlesex District
Brian Paul Golden	18th Suffolk
John W. Scibak	2nd Hampshire District
Anne M. Gobi	5th Worcester
Susan C. Fargo	3rd Middlesex District
Mary E. Grant	6th Essex
Walter F. Timilty	7th Norfolk

REFILE OF PREVIOUS MATTER: BILL #:  OF YEAR:

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND FIVE

 

 

 

An Act RELATIVE TO SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME.

 

 

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the

 authority of the same, as follows:

 

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

                  Section 70E of chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the eighth paragraph the following new paragraph:

                  “Every parent or guardian of a newborn, at the time of discharge from a hospital or birth center, shall receive educational materials, to be developed by the Department of Public Health, describing the dangers of shaking infants and young children, so-called “Shaken Baby Syndrome”.  The materials shall include, but not be limited to, information on the medical effects of shaking infants and young children, appropriate ways to manage the causes of shaking infants and young children, prevention measures and how to reduce the risks of shaking infants and young children, and the availability of community based programs and other resources to prevent “Shaken Baby Syndrome.”