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MassMEDIC
Testifies on Patient Consent for Single Use Devices on Beacon Hill
MassMEDIC testified in support of legislation that would require patients in Massachusetts to provide their consent if reprocessed single-use devices were to be used in their surgical procedure. The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on the on September
26th , and MassMEDIC representatives provided their perspectives on why
the bill should be enacted. Nigel Wilkinson of Smith and Nephew Endoscopy
and Doug Lawrence of BD Ophthalmic Division joined MassMEDIC President,
Tom Sommer, in supporting the bill. A copy of Sommer’s testimony
may be The bill will now be considered by the full Public Health Committee in
the coming weeks, before action is recommended.
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