By Ms. Fargo, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 1225) of Susan C. Fargo and Edward Augustus, Jr. for
legislation relative to health care delivery. Public
Health. |
By Ms. Fargo, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 1225) of Susan C. Fargo and Edward Augustus, Jr. for
legislation relative to health care delivery. Public
Health. |
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 5 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subpart after line 154:-
(i) is guilty of refusing to treat a patient because the patient is seropositive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or is perceived as being at high risk for HIV infection, including a patient who has received or is receiving treatment for drug dependency.
SECTION 2: Chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 52H: The board, after due notice and hearing , may suspend, revoke, cancel, or reprimand the holder of any certificate, registration, license or authority issued by it, of any dentist whom it finds is guilty of refusing to treat a patient because the patient is seropositive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or is perceived as being at high risk for HIV infection, including a patient who has received or is receiving treatment for drug dependency.
SECTION 3: Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 70G, the following section:--
Section 70H: No health care provider who is licensed or registered pursuant to chapter 112 of the General Laws shall obtain a license or registration, or renewal of said license or registration, unless the health care provider has demonstrated that he or she has received appropriate training and continuing education on HIV/AIDS counseling and testing, the diagnosis and treatment of HIV disease, and infection control and universal precautions.
