H4118
An Act to establish an emergency medical services treatment-in-place (TIP) pilot program
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Bill overview
This bill establishes a pilot program called Treatment-in-Place (TIP) for emergency medical services in Massachusetts. The TIP program aims to allow trained first responders to provide initial medical treatment to patients at the scene of an emergency, potentially reducing the time it takes to get patients to a hospital. This will be a trial program to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of this approach to improving emergency care delivery. The bill was enacted due to the urgent need to improve emergency medical services.
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David Allen Robertson
James B. Eldridge
John R. Gaskey
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