Amendment ID: S2090-19-R1

Redraft Amendment 19

Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention

Messrs. deMacedo and O'Connor and Ms. O'Connor Ives move to amend the bill by adding the following:-

Section XX. Section 1 of Chapter 94G of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following subsection:-

(q)“Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention”, a regional facility serving Massachusetts and other states that provides: 24-hour treatment and advice to health care professionals and the public on all types of poisoning; information and assistance on a broad range of poison control topics; and offers seminars on toxicology and poisoning prevention.”;

and moves to further amend the bill in section 18, in line 308, by inserting after the words “chapter 94C” the following: ; and “(vi) the Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention to address increased service volume due to the legalization of adult-use of marijuana;”.