Amendment #545 to H4400

Treatment for Substance Use

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough, Gifford of Wareham, Frost of Auburn and Smola of Warren move to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

“SECTION XX. Section 51 ½ of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as inserted by  Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2016, is hereby amended by striking subsection (d) in its entirety and inserting the following thereof:-

(d) If a person has received a substance 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.”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #545 to H4400

Treatment for Substance Use