Order S.2919 192nd (2021 - 2022)

Senate, June 9, 2022 -- The committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1266) of Joanne M. Comerford, Jack Patrick Lewis, Brian W. Murray, Barry R. Finegold and other members of the General Court for legislation to add a suicide prevention hotline number on student identification cards; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1273) of Julian Cyr, Mathew J. Muratore, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the safe care of residents with active substance use disorder accessing skilled nursing facility care; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1281) of Diana DiZoglio for legislation relative to administering scheduled psychotropic medications without prior written consent at nursing homes, rest homes or other long-term care facilities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1282) of Matthew Crepeau for legislation to establish a special commission on psychedelic drug use for clinical trials and therapy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1297) of John F. Keenan, Elizabeth A. Malia, James B. Eldridge, Tami L. Gouveia and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect children's mental health services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1298) of Edward J. Kennedy for legislation to inform prescribers of non-opioid alternative care; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1300) of Edward J. Kennedy for legislation to ensure delivery of mental health services to adults with acute mental illness; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1301) of Eric P. Lesser for legislation to establish a commission to study substance use disorder and treatment disparities in the minority community; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1302) of Jason M. Lewis and Marian T. Ryan, Middlesex District Attorney for legislation relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1305) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1306) of Michael O. Moore, Patrick M. O'Connor, Joan B. Lovely and Anne M. Gobi for legislation to enable physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1310) of Marc R. Pacheco, Carol A. Doherty, Michael D. Brady, Brian M. Ashe and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1312) of Marc R. Pacheco, Joanne M. Comerford, Steven Ultrino, Thomas M. Stanley and other members of the General Court for legislation to designate August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1316) of John C. Velis, Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Michael O. Moore, Susan L. Moran and other members of the General Court for legislation establishing a commission to study the availability of a continuum of care for persons with substance use disorder; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1318) of John C. Velis, Michael O. Moore and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation relative to the mental health of children in schools, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2919).