SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2528        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Nick Collins

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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 life saving treatment.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2528        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to life saving treatment.

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 special or General law to the contrary:

If a petition for civil commitment of a patient defined by Massachusetts General Law Ch. 123, Section 35 is made while the individual is in a hospital setting, the individual and their independent counsel may participate in the subsequent court hearing remotely; a court ordered evaluation pursuant to this section may be performed remotely; and no discharge of a patient who has suffered an overdose or who required the administration of an opioid antagonist shall be discharged from a medical facility until an evaluation by a licensed social worker has taken place and a meeting with a recovery coach and navigator has taken place; the discharge of a patient from a public health facility licensed under said section shall not be granted unless approved by the judge who issued the order for civil commitment;