The Legislature is again considering a bill that would require health providers in Massachusetts to obtain a patient’s consent before treating them with reprocessed medical devices and instruments that are designed to be used once. Senate Bill 1338, which is being pushed by the state’s medical device industry, is scheduled to be heard by the joint legislative Committee on Public Health at 10 a.m. today at the State House. A similar bill, filed two years ago, died in a separate committee. (Todd Wallack)
