HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3944 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1754
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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 to combat the opioid addiction epidemic.
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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 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 1/29/2019 |
Dean A. Tran | Worcester and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3944 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1754
By Ms. Sullivan of Abington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1754) of Alyson M. Sullivan and others relative to the adult residential behavioral health and addiction treatment rate. 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 to combat the opioid addiction epidemic.
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: The General Laws are hereby amended in Section 13C of chapter 118E by inserting after the last paragraph the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not set the rate for adult residential behavioral health and addiction treatment lower than $125 a day.