MA S1230

Establishes a right to emergency medical services for any person experiencing an emergency medical condition or who is medically unstable while in custody, control, or direct contact with law enforcement or correctional officers

Requires law enforcement and correctional officers to immediately request emergency medical services when a person communicates they are experiencing a medical emergency or when officers reasonably observe such a condition

Officers may decline to request emergency services only if they reasonably determine no emergency exists AND the person was seen by a medical professional within the previous 24 hours and cleared

Mandates that when medical personnel and officers are both present, officers must immediately allow medical personnel to commence treatment for individuals in custody experiencing emergency conditions

Applies to all state, county, municipal, and district law enforcement agencies, including state police, MBTA police, UMass police, sheriffs, correctional facilities, and college/university/hospital police departments