Amendment #24 to H5150

An Act Ensuring Access to Addiction Services- Section 35

Ms. Balser of Newton moves to amend the bill by adding the following sections:

SECTION XX. Section 35 of chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 73 to 85, inclusive, as amended by section 56 of chapter 47 of the acts of 2017, the words “: (i) a secure facility for women approved by the department of public health or the department of mental health, if a female; or (ii) the Massachusetts correctional institution at Bridgewater or other such facility as designated by the commissioner of correction, if a male; provided, however, that any person so committed shall be housed and treated separately from persons currently serving a criminal sentence” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- a secure facility approved by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Mental Health; provided further, that such secure facilities approved by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Mental Health shall be geographically distributed throughout the Commonwealth so as to provide access to treatment in all regions of Massachusetts.

SECTION XX. Said section 35 of said chapter 123, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the fifth and sixth paragraphs, as inserted by section 57 of chapter 47 of the acts of 2017.

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An Act Ensuring Access to Addiction Services- Section 35