Amendment #47 to H3944

Release of Persons Treated for Opiate Overdose

Ms. DiZoglio of Methuen moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

“SECTION XX.  Chapter 123 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after section 35 the following section:-

Section 35A.  A person seeking treatment for an opiate overdose, including a heroin overdose, at a hospital or clinic, as defined in section 52 of chapter 111, shall not be discharged sooner than 3 hours after being examined or treated by a physician licensed under section 2 of chapter 112 and/or being administered Narcan.”