By Mr. Rodrigues of Westport, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1700) of Michael J. Rodrigues and others relative to assault and battery on health care providers.  The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Michael J. Rodrigues

Bruce E. Tarr

Edward M. Augustus, Jr.

Christine E. Canavan

David B. Sullivan

Louis L. Kafka

Thomas P. Kennedy

Robert L. Hedlund

Cleon H. Turner

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to assault and battery on health care providers.

    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 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out in section 13I, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:—
Section 13I. Whoever commits an assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, an ambulance operator, registered nurse, registered nurse psychologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, or an ambulance attendant, while said technician, operator, registered nurse, registered nurse psychologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist or attendant is treating or transporting, in the line of duty, a person, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not less than ninety days nor more than two and one half years, or by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or both.