HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3716 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3420
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jon Santiago
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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 directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone at Red Line stations.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Jon Santiago | 9th Suffolk | 1/19/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3716 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3420
By Representative Santiago of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3420) of Jon Santiago that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority place naloxone at Red Line stations. Transportation. |
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 directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone at Red Line stations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall create and administer an 18-month pilot program providing for placement of accessible naloxone at all Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Red Line stations. Each of the stations shall have 3 freestanding unalarmed naloxone boxes. Each box shall contain 2 units of 4 milligram intranasal naloxone spray. The boxes shall be checked daily by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority personnel to replace used naloxone and to create a record of naloxone used each day. Flyers shall be mounted around the naloxone box with information relating to naloxone training. Instructions on how to use naloxone in the event of an emergency shall be displayed near the boxes. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall file a report on the efficacy of the pilot program with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery and the senate and house committees on ways and means. The report shall include an evaluation of the benefits and costs of the pilot program, including, but not limited to, the record of naloxone used each day, and make recommendations on improving and expanding the pilot program throughout other transportation services in the commonwealth. The report shall be filed no sooner than 12 months and no later than 18 months after enactment.