We Need Your Voice!
Attend Emergency Medicine Advocacy at the State House on Thursday, June 6, 2024 from 10am-Noon.
Don't miss the opportunity to visit your state legislators and see first-hand how MACEP is advocating for emergency medicine and your patients.
Join your colleagues and help spread the word about the critical service you provide at every shift. Decisions made by state legislators impact your practice and the future of emergency medicine on a daily basis.
Agenda
10am - Registration, Welcome and Introductions to Honorees: Senator John Velis, Chair, Joint Committe on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery and Representative Michael Moran, House Majority Leader.
10:30 - Introduction to Priority Issues/Legislation
-Emergency Department Boarding
-H.2381 An Act Requiring Health Care Facilities to Develop and Implement Programs to Prevent Workplace Violence (M. Moran)
-H.1966 An Act ensuring access to addiction services (Blaser)
-H.1981/S.1242 An Act relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment (Fernandes/Cyr)
11:30 - Legislative Meetings and debrief back in conference room
