HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1044 FILED ON: 1/15/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1338
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ruth B. Balser
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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 improve public safety by facilitating access to addiction services.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 1/14/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 1/25/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Jon Santiago | 9th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Michelle L. Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1044 FILED ON: 1/15/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1338
By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1338) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to require county and state correctional facilities to provide substance abuse services to certain inmates. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 719 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act to improve public safety by facilitating access to addiction services.
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 126 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after section 27, the following new section:
Section 28. Substance Abuse Services.
The sheriff shall ensure that each person admitted to a county correctional facility, including a house of correction or jail, shall be evaluated to identify his or her substance abuse history, and that each person with such a history is provided with addiction services upon request. The sheriff may make such treatment available by directly engaging qualified providers of substance abuse services, through collaboration with other agencies, and by utilizing volunteers from community recovery programs.
SECTION 2. Chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after section 17, the following new section:
Section 17A. Substance Abuse Services.
The Commissioner shall ensure that each person admitted to a state correctional facility is evaluated to identify his or her substance abuse history, and that each person with such a history is provided with addiction services upon request. The commissioner may make such treatment available by directly engaging qualified providers of substance abuse services, through collaboration with other agencies, and by utilizing volunteers from community recovery programs.