MA Legislative Hearing Next Week!

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Here is the information for the upcoming hearing for HB 1148, filed by Representative Robert Hargraves, which will allow all Massachusetts physicians the ability to treat Lyme disease based on their own clinical judgment.

HB 1148 (pdf)

This post serves as an initial announcement, but will be updated during the coming week as we receive more information.

What: Public hearing on HB 1148 (Joint Committee on Public Health)

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Place: Boston State House Room A1
24 Beacon Street Boston, MA, 02108
Directions
Time: 10:00 a.m. (If you plan to attend, please try to arrive by 9:00 a.m.)

Note: We will be sharing the hearing day with other bills and our time will be limited. We must plan carefully in order to utilize the time that we are allowed to full advantage.

Members of the Lyme community are encouraged to participate in each of three ways:

1. Written Testimony NEED YOUR HELP WITH THIS ASAP – Details to follow
2. Attendance at the hearing
3. Participation at the rally on the State House steps on the day of the hearing
   
   We will describe each of these opportunities in subsequent emails. We are trying to keep this information as simple and “user friendly” as possible. Please bear with us, as we strive to clarify and convey the relevant information.

We look forward to working together with you!