HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1752 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1992
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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 treatment for substance use disorder.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/17/2023 |
Kelly W. Pease | 4th Hampden | 1/25/2023 |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden | 1/26/2023 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/26/2023 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 1/26/2023 |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | 1/28/2023 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 1/30/2023 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/31/2023 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 2/1/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1752 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1992
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1992) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to treatment for substance use disorder. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2103 OF 2021-2022.]
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 relative to treatment for substance use disorder.
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 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (d) in its entirety and inserting the following thereof:-
(d) If a person has received a substance abuse evaluation and returns to an acute care hospital or emergency satellite facility within seven days of receipt of such evaluation suffering from an opiate-related overdose or has recently been administered naloxone, the attending physician may authorize the restraint of such person and apply for the treatment of such person for a 3-day period at a facility authorized for such purposes by the department of public health or the department of mental health.