HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2722        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 741

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Richard M. Haggerty

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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 update the prescription monitoring program.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Richard M. Haggerty

30th Middlesex

2/16/2021

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

2/25/2021

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

2/25/2021

Peter Capano

11th Essex

2/26/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

5/3/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2722        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 741

By Mr. Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 741) of Richard M. Haggerty and others relative to utilization of the prescription monitoring program.  Elder Affairs.

 

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 to update the prescription monitoring program.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

The second paragraph of subsection (c) of section 24A of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as amended by section 41 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018, is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence:-  A registered participant required to utilize the prescription monitoring program prior to issuing a prescription under this subsection or regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection who does not utilize such program as so required shall be fined in an amount to be set by the department in regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection.