Amendment #8 to H4502

Good Samaritan Law

Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill by adding the following new section:--

SECTION X. Section 34A of chapter 94C is hereby amended by adding, after subsection (e), the following subsection:-

“(f) A person acting in good faith may provide, administer or utilize testing equipment to assist another person in identifying or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness or purity of a controlled substance. A person who, in good faith, provides, administers or utilizes testing equipment to assist another person in identifying or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness or purity of a controlled substance shall not be charged or prosecuted for possession of drug paraphernalia under section 32I. Testing equipment shall include, but not be limited to, fentanyl test strips, colorimetric reagents, high-performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.”