HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2878 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2396
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, 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 treatment for substance abuse.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/20/2017 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 11/7/2017 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 11/7/2017 |
Mathew Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 11/7/2017 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 11/7/2017 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 11/7/2017 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 11/7/2017 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 2/3/2017 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 11/7/2017 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 11/7/2017 |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden | 11/7/2017 |
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. | 5th Worcester | 11/7/2017 |
David T. Vieira | 3rd Barnstable | 11/7/2017 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 11/7/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2878 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2396
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2396) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to substance abuse treatment. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to treatment for substance abuse.
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 51 ½ of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as inserted by Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2016, is hereby amended by striking subsection (d) in its entirety and inserting the following thereof:-
“(d) If a person has received a substance evaluation and returns to an acute care hospital or emergency satellite facility within seven days of receipt of such evaluation suffering from an opiate-related overdose or has recently been administered naloxone, the attending physician may authorize the restraint of such person and apply for the treatment of such person for a 3-day period at a facility authorized for such purposes by the department of public health or the department of mental health.”