HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2315        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1824

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Timothy R. Whelan

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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 the administration of Naloxone.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/15/2015

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

10/1/2019

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

10/1/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/23/2015

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/22/2015

Susannah M. Whipps Lee

2nd Franklin

10/1/2019

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/2/2015

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/30/2015

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

10/1/2019

Brian R. Mannal

2nd Barnstable

2/2/2015

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/22/2015

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/4/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2315        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1824

By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1824) of Timothy R. Whelan and others relative to allowing physicians to retain a person administered naloxone when deemed medically necessary.  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 the administration of Naloxone.

 

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: Chapter 123 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section

Section 35A. When naloxone has been administered as a means to treat an opiate-related overdose, a doctor may hold the patient for a period of up to 3 hours without the consent of the patient if the doctor deems it medically necessary.