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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Item Name Start Time Duration Webcast
MA Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Hearing Part 2 6/28/2021 3:30 PM 02:54:19
MA Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Hearing Part 1 6/28/2021 1:00 PM 01:53:55
Bill Bill Title Sponsor
S.1291  An Act to improve access to behavioral health services John F. Keenan
H.2114  An Act to improve access to behavioral health services Elizabeth A. Malia
H.2072  An Act relative to co-ed inpatient psychiatrist facilities Josh S. Cutler
S.1281  An Act relative to psychotropic medication Diana DiZoglio
H.2070  An Act relative to psychotropic medication Gerard J. Cassidy
S.1311  An Act relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments Marc R. Pacheco
H.2099  An Act relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments Patricia A. Haddad
S.1310  An Act relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health Marc R. Pacheco
H.2098  An Act relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health Patricia A. Haddad
H.2121  An Act relative to assisted outpatient therapy Mathew J. Muratore
S.1270  An Act to ensure due process in mental health facilities that are not licensed by the Department of Mental Health John J. Cronin
Bill Bill Title Sponsor
H.2075  An Act relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services Josh S. Cutler
S.2454  An Act to protect public health, promote accountability and prevent the violation of individual rights through the misuse, abuse and the violation of law William N. Brownsberger
S.1306  An Act enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds Michael O. Moore
H.2124  An Act enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds Edward R. Philips
S.1269  An Act to strengthen emergency restraint for persons suffering dangerous or violent mental illness John J. Cronin
H.2107  An Act to strengthen emergency restraint for persons suffering dangerous or violent mental illness Kay Khan
S.1284  An Act to provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care Cindy F. Friedman
H.2106  An Act to provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care Kay Khan
Bill Bill Title Sponsor
S.1314  An Act relative to protective custody Bruce E. Tarr
S.1283  An Act to ensure the constitutional rights and human dignity of prisoners on mental health watch James B. Eldridge
H.2089  An Act to ensure the constitutional rights and human dignity of prisoners on mental health watch Brandy Fluker Oakley
H.2085  An Act to improve mental health services in places of incarceration Marjorie C. Decker
S.1267  An Act to transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health Cynthia Stone Creem
H.2063  An Act transferring Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health Ruth B. Balser