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Families push 'Tommy's Law' after preventable death tied to life‑support equipment lapse
Summary
Parents, former staff and legislators backed a bill requiring hospitals and residential nursing staff to coordinate and document post‑discharge plans and training on life‑support equipment after testimony about a resident who died when his seizure monitor failed.
Lawmakers heard emotional testimony in support of legislation nicknamed “Tommy's Bill” that would require hospitals to share discharge plans for patients who rely on life‑support or monitoring equipment with the receiving residential nursing staff and to verify staff training on that equipment. Maureen Shea, the mother of Tommy, described how her son died within 12 hours of discharge after staff failed to…
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