HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2594        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2102

 

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 substance use disorder evaluations.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/8/2021

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/25/2021

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

3/11/2021

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

3/22/2021

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

3/25/2021

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

3/31/2021

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

4/1/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2594        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2102

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2102) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to substance use disorder evaluations.  Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to substance use disorder evaluations.

 

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 appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by striking subsection (i) in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:

(i) The department of public health shall annually collect, in a manner to be determined by the department, the frequency and location of substance abuse evaluations ordered pursuant to this section. The department of public health shall include in the report the number of persons who received a substance abuse evaluation and returned to an acute care facility within the same calendar year for treatment related to an opioid overdose. The department shall report such information to the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 1, annually.