HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3306        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1749

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jon Santiago

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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 establishing a commission to study the availability of a continuum of care for persons with substance use disorder.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

1/17/2019

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

1/31/2019

Peter Capano

11th Essex

1/24/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/24/2019

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

2/1/2019

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

2/1/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Carey

2nd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

2/1/2019

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

2/1/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/30/2019

William J. Driscoll, Jr.

7th Norfolk

2/1/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/29/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

2/1/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Richard M. Haggerty

30th Middlesex

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

2/1/2019

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

2/1/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/1/2019

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2019

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/30/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/1/2019

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

2/1/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/1/2019

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

2/1/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

2/1/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/1/2019

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

1/27/2019

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

2/1/2019

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

2/1/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

1/29/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/1/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/31/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/30/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

2/1/2019

Chynah Tyler

7th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3306        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1749

By Mr. Santiago of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1749) of Jon Santiago and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study the availability of continuum of care for persons with substance use disorders.  Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

 

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 establishing a commission to study the availability of a continuum of care for persons with substance use disorder.

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a commission established pursuant to section 2A of chapter 4 of the General Laws to study the availability of a continuum of care for persons with substance use disorder. The commission shall review: (i) the availability of detoxification services, clinical stabilization services, transitional support services, residential recovery home services and outpatient treatment including medication assisted treatment and (ii) make an assessment of what the appropriate capacity should be for each level of care to allow individuals to efficiently access each level of care as clinically necessary.

The commission shall consist of: the house and senate chairs of the committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, who shall serve as co-chairs; a member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; a member appointed by the senate president; the minority leader of the house, or a designee; the minority leader of the senate, or a designee; the secretary of the office of health and human services, or a designee; the assistant secretary for masshealth; the commissioner of the department of public health, or a designee; the commissioner of the department of mental health, or a designee; the commissioner of the division of insurance, or a designee; and one from each of the following: Association for Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.; Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery; the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association; the Massachusetts Medical Society; Recovery Homes Collaborative; Learn to Cope;  the Grayken Center; the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans; and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

Annually, not later than March 1, the commission shall file a report with the house and senate clerks on its activities and any recommendations. The commission shall monitor the implementation of its recommendations.