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House approves patients' rights bill

'Taylor's law' allows testimony before disciplinary board

By Scott Allen
Globe Staff / February 26, 2004

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The state House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill yesterday that would give patients the right to attend disciplinary proceedings when they bring charges against their doctors, answering the plea of a father who complained that excessive secrecy prevented justice after the death of his infant daughter. (Full Article: 756 Words)

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