An Act relative to strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

This bill increases the penalties for assaulting or assaulting and battering emergency medical technicians, ambulance operators, attendants, and healthcare providers in Massachusetts. It removes the option of a fine as a punishment and expands the maximum jail or correctional facility sentence from two and a half years to five years. The legislation also broadens the scope of protected activities to include both treating and transporting patients. These changes aim to provide stricter consequences for crimes committed against medical professionals in their line of duty.