Massachusetts Reprocessing Bill Faces Uncertain Future
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A bill proposed in the Massachusetts Senate that would require patients to provide informed consent before being treated with a reprocessed single-use device is unlikely to become law during the current legislative session
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