HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2134        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1801

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Andres X. Vargas and Kate Donaghue

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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 prevent unwanted opioid prescriptions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

1/11/2023

Kate Donaghue

19th Worcester

1/19/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2134        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1801

By Representatives Vargas of Haverhill and Donaghue of Westborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1801) of Andres X. Vargas and Kate Donaghue relative to the penalty for the issuance of unwanted opioid prescriptions.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act to prevent unwanted opioid prescriptions.

 

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

Subsection (e) of section 18B of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sentences:-

A practitioner who knowingly fails to comply with a person’s voluntary non-opiate directive form shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100,000. The attorney general may enforce the provisions of this subsection.