HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3299 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1569
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Alyson M. Sullivan
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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 furthering the success of opiate intervention programs.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Alyson M. Sullivan | 7th Plymouth | 1/18/2019 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/28/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/28/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/28/2019 |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | 1/28/2019 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 1/29/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Walter F. Timilty | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | 1/31/2019 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Jon Santiago | 9th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3299 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1569
By Ms. Sullivan of Abington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1569) of Alyson M. Sullivan and others relative to immunity from prosecution for certain first responders for providing or transferring opioid antagonists to certain persons. The Judiciary. |
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 relative to furthering the success of opiate intervention programs.
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 34A of Chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-
(f) State and municipal law enforcement personnel and emergency medical personnel to include, but not limited to, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, and fire department personnel may provide and transfer an opioid antagonist to an individual or to his or her responsible family member, friend, or other person, along with instructions on administration and use of the opioid antagonist, to provide opioid overdose protection to the individual, in the good-faith judgement based on their experience, training, knowledge, observations, and information provided by the individual at substantial risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose event of rom the individual’s family, friend, or others with knowledge of the individual’s prior opioid use.