HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1944        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1803

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James J. Lyons, Jr.

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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 to combat the opioid addiction epidemic.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James J. Lyons, Jr.

18th Essex

1/15/2015

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

1/29/2015

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

10/1/2019

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

10/1/2019

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

10/1/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

10/1/2019

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

10/1/2019

Leah Cole

12th Essex

10/1/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

10/1/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/3/2015

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

10/1/2019

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

10/1/2019

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

10/1/2019

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

10/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1944        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1803

By Mr. Lyons of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1803) of James J. Lyons, Jr., and others relative to the minimum reimbursement rate for adult residential behavioral health and addiction treatment.  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 to combat the opioid addiction epidemic.

 

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: The General Laws are hereby amended in Section 13C of chapter 118E  by inserting after the last paragraph the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not set the rate for adult residential behavioral health and addiction treatment lower than $125 a day.