HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2440 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1969
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas A. Golden, 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 relative to 72 hour emergency prescribing.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Thomas A. Golden, Jr. | 16th Middlesex | 1/15/2015 |
David M. Nangle | 17th Middlesex | 10/9/2019 |
Rady Mom | 18th Middlesex | 1/24/2015 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 10/9/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 10/9/2019 |
Robert M. Koczera | 11th Bristol | 10/9/2019 |
Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 10/9/2019 |
Eileen M. Donoghue | First Middlesex | 10/9/2019 |
Leah Cole | 12th Essex | 10/9/2019 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 10/9/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2440 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1969
By Mr. Golden of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1969) of Thomas A. Golden, Jr., and others relative to the dispensing of controlled substances by emergency room physicians. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3359 OF 2013-2014.]
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 72 hour emergency prescribing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 94C of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 50. A physician practicing in an emergency room shall not be permitted to provide to a patient seeking emergency care more than 72 hours worth of a controlled substance as defined by this chapter.