Amendment #17 to H4743

Expanding Non-Opioid Therapies

Mr. Chan of Quincy moves to amend the bill in SECTION 2, by striking out the last sentence in lines 49-52 and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:

“For the purposes of this section, non-opioid treatment alternatives shall include, but shall not be limited to, medications, restorative therapies, interventional procedures, behavioral health approaches and complementary and integrative treatments including but not limited to chiropractic treatments.”

And further amends in SECTION 5, by striking out the last sentence in lines 102-104 and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:

“For the purposes of this section, non-opioid treatment alternatives shall include, but shall not be limited to, medications, restorative therapies, interventional procedures, behavioral health approaches and complementary and integrative treatments including but not limited to chiropractic treatments.”