Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Event Details

Status:

Rescheduled

Event Date:

Monday, October 30, 2023

Start Time:

12:00 PM

Location:

B-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Carceral Behavioral Health; Involuntary Treatment & Patient Rights

The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery will conduct a hybrid public hearing on Monday, October 30, 2023, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM in B-1 and on Teams on bills relating to Carceral Behavioral Health; Involuntary Treatment & Patient Rights. This hearing will be streamed live and archived under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website.

LINK TO PRE-REGISTER TO TESTIFY: For both in-person and virtual/remote testimony, please fill out this FORM: https://forms.office.com/g/YbfYVhnE2M

***INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION / TESTIMONY***

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: For both in-person and remote testimony, the deadline to register to testify is 12:00 P.M. Friday, October 27, 2023. Individuals registered for remote testimony will receive an e-mail with a link to join the hearing on Microsoft Teams.

SAME DAY SIGN-UP FOR IN-PERSON TESTIMONY ONLY – IF TIME ALLOWS: Individuals who miss the deadline to pre-register for testimony may appear on the day of the hearing and sign-up to speak in-person on forms provided by Committee staff outside of the hearing room. Time permitting, when all pre-registered individuals have been called to testify, the Chairs will then call any individuals who sign-up on the day of the hearing.

LEGISLATOR AND PUBLIC OFFICIAL TESTIMONY: Due to the technical requirements of conducting hybrid hearings, legislators and public officials are also requested to pre-register to testify. The Chairs, at their discretion, may take legislators and public officials out of turn. The Committee will extend this courtesy to legislators and public officials only, and it will not be expanded to include other individuals or panels.

ORAL TESTIMONY – TIME LIMIT: Each individual registered to testify shall be afforded 3 minutes to speak. Individuals offering testimony on multiple bills must do so within the 3 minute time limit.

ORAL TESTIMONY – PARTICIPATING AS A PANEL: Individuals participating as part of a panel must fill-out the appropriate section of the pre-registration form. Please have each member of the panel fill out the pre-registration form separately and completely. The Chairs will permit either fully in-person panels or fully-remote panels only. Questions related to the registration of panels should be directed to Thomas.Baranowski@mahouse.gov and Gabe.Adams-Keane@masenate.gov.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY – DO NOT FILL OUT THIS FORM: For individuals wishing to provide written testimony ONLY, please do not fill out the form. Written testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee via E-mail to House Chair at Adrian.Madaro@mahouse.gov and Senate Chair John.Velis@masenate.gov, as well as to Committee staff at jointcmte-mentalhealth@malegislature.gov. Written testimony will be accepted until the bill is acted upon.

ORDER OF TESTIMONY: The Chairs, at their discretion, will determine the order of testimony during the course of the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals registered to testify to be prepared to speak when called upon by the Chairs. In the event that an individual is called by the Chairs and that person is not logged into the Teams platform, the Chairs will move on and call the next individual or panel.

DEADLINE TO REQUEST ADA ACCOMMODATIONS: ADA accommodations, such as closed captioning and transcription services, shall be provided upon request. The services are provided by staff from the appropriate state agencies. Agency policies require 3 business days to process any request for services. Requests for services should be submitted through the link below.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery - 10-30-2023	10/30/2023 12:00 PM	03:59:46

Agenda

Carceral Behavioral Health; Involuntary Treatment & Patient Rights 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.1965	An Act relative to ensuring quality mental health services in state correctional facilities	Ruth B. Balser
H.1967	An Act regarding consistent care for addiction rooted in evidence	Ruth B. Balser
S.1252	An Act regarding consistent care for addiction rooted in evidence	John F. Keenan
H.1978	An Act to improve mental health services in places of incarceration	Marjorie C. Decker
S.1239	An Act to transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health	Cynthia Stone Creem
S.1258	An Act providing appropriate care for certain populations	Robyn K. Kennedy
S.1270	An Act relative to protective custody	Bruce E. Tarr
H.1966	An Act ensuring access to addiction services	Ruth B. Balser
S.1247	An Act ensuring access to addiction services	Cindy F. Friedman
H.1972	An Act expanding access to mental health services and strengthening risk assessment protocols	Josh S. Cutler
H.1980	An Act relative to ending unnecessary hospitalizations and reducing emergency department boarding	Marjorie C. Decker
H.1992	An Act relative to treatment for substance use disorder	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.1993	An Act to strengthen emergency restraint for persons suffering dangerous or violent mental illness	Kay Khan
S.1241	An Act to strengthen emergency restraint for persons suffering dangerous or violent mental illness	John J. Cronin
H.1994	An Act to provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care	Kay Khan
S.1246	An Act to provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care	Cindy F. Friedman
H.2007	An Act enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds and ensure adequate training on their use	Edward R. Philips
H.2015	An Act relative to the limited sharing of medical information with the family of mentally ill patients in emergency situations	Steven George Xiarhos
S.1235	An Act to Protect Patient Rights and Safety and to Promote Accountability by Preventing Misuse and Abuse	William N. Brownsberger

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Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Carceral Behavioral Health; Involuntary Treatment & Patient Rights 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

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