HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1839 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1796
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kay Khan
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to preventing adolescent substance abuse by expanding SBIRT.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 1/15/2015 |
Jose F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 10/1/2019 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 2/3/2015 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/30/2015 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 2/2/2015 |
Linda Dorcena Forry | First Suffolk | 2/3/2015 |
Brian A. Joyce | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | 1/21/2015 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 1/27/2015 |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 1/26/2015 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 1/30/2015 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 1/28/2015 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 1/23/2015 |
William Smitty Pignatelli | 4th Berkshire | 1/28/2015 |
Walter F. Timilty | 7th Norfolk | 1/29/2015 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 2/3/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1839 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1796
By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1796) of Kay Khan and others relative to preventing adolescent substance abuse through the use of public and private school screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment techniques. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act relative to preventing adolescent substance abuse by expanding SBIRT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 57 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word results, in line 11, the following words: - “including a substance use screening using a validated tool,”
And by inserting after the word department., in line 21, the following words: - “Substance use screenings shall be performed by nurses, physicians, or other personnel who are approved by the department of public health for the purpose, and shall be conducted at least once annually in grades 8 or 9, and 11.”
SECTION 2. Said Section 57 of Chapter 71 is further amended by inserting after the final paragraph the following paragraph:-
“Substance use screening results shall not be recorded in any file subject to inspection under Section 34E of Chapter 71. Results for all students shall be recorded without identifying information and reported to the Department of Public Health no later than 30 days after completion.”