Requires health care providers to offer chaperones for breast, genital, and rectal exams in Massachusetts.

This bill mandates that health care providers in Massachusetts offer a trained chaperone for breast, genital, and rectal examinations. The chaperone must be present before the exam and act according to the patient's preference. The chaperone cannot be a friend or relative of the patient or the examiner and must be licensed by the board of registration in medicine. The patient has the right to decline the presence of a chaperone, in which case the provider may defer the exam or proceed without the chaperone, documenting the patient's consent.

Requires health care providers to offer chaperones for breast, genital, and rectal exams in Massachusetts.

This bill mandates that health care providers in Massachusetts offer a trained chaperone for breast, genital, and rectal examinations. The chaperone must be present before the exam and act according to the patient's preference. The chaperone cannot be a friend or relative of the patient or the examiner and must be licensed by the board of registration in medicine. The patient has the right to decline the presence of a chaperone, in which case the provider may defer the exam or proceed without the chaperone, documenting the patient's consent.