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The Associated Press reports: The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously passed a pandemic flu preparation bill that has languished in the Legislature before the recent swine flu outbreak. The 36-0 vote today sends the measure to the House. Both branches have taken it up in past years, but have not been able to agree on the details. The new Senate version would allow the public health commissioner — in a public health emergency — to close or evacuate buildings, enter private property for investigations, and quarantine individuals.
The bill specifically mandates the following:
(1) to require the owner or occupier of premises to permit entry into and investigation of the premises;
(2) to close, direct, and compel the evacuation of, or to decontaminate or cause to be decontaminated any building or facility, and to allow the reopening of the building or facility when the danger has ended;
(3) to decontaminate or cause to be decontaminated, or to destroy any material;
(4) to restrict or prohibit assemblages of persons;
(5) to require a health care facility to provide services or the use of its facility, or to transfer the management and supervision of the health care facility to the department or to a local public health authority;
(6) to control ingress to and egress from any stricken or threatened public area, and the movement of persons and materials within the area;
(7) to adopt and enforce measures to provide for the safe disposal of infectious waste and human remains, provided that religious, cultural, family, and individual beliefs of the deceased person shall be followed to the extent possible when disposing of human remains, whenever that may be done without endangering the public health;
(8) to procure, take immediate possession from any source, store, or distribute any anti-toxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies located within the commonwealth as may be necessary to respond to the emergency; (9) to require in-state health care providers to assist in the performance of vaccination, treatment, examination, or testing of any individual as a condition of licensure, authorization, or the ability to continue to function as a health care provider in the commonwealth
Any person who knowingly violates an order of the commissioner or his or her designee, or of a local public health authority or its designee, given to effectuate the purposes of this subsection shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or by a fine of note more than one thousand dollars, or both.
Look at what the liberals do their constituents. So much for your US constitution rights !!!!!!! Your rights are protected all rights with Democrats!!! !!!
Last edited by NEPatriot; 06-27-2009 at 10:17 AM..
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Look at what the liberals do their constituents. So much for your US constitution rights !!!!!!! Your rights are protected all rights with Democrats!!! !!!
You don't know all the ***** that are going on in MA? You may learn something IF you open your eyes and ears.
I get it ... if we have a major pandemic we are better off passing laws after thousands die than before. Government rules may not always be fair but the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few at times. You may learn something if you allow more balance of news into your life.
I saw with my own eyes once the intrusive invasive health department walk into a restaurant like they OWNED the place, and nobody lifted a finger to stop them.
They also FORCED whole generations of kids NOT TO GET POLIO... I still have a mark on my arm to prove it...
I saw with my own eyes once the intrusive invasive health department walk into a restaurant like they OWNED the place, and nobody lifted a finger to stop them.
They also FORCED whole generations of kids NOT TO GET POLIO... I still have a mark on my arm to prove it...
Keep talking because the day for you to SHUT UP and do WHAT OBAMA WANTS is comming soon. USA=UNITED WE SERVE KING OBAMA
Last edited by NEPatriot; 06-27-2009 at 11:06 AM..