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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4028 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1172
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Peter Capano
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to same day drug testing.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Peter Capano11th Essex1/20/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4028 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1172
By Representative Capano of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1172) of Peter
Capano that the Division of Medical Assistance practices allow for definitive drug tests to be
billed on the same day as presumptive drug tests when medically necessary. Health Care
Financing.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1317 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to same day drug testing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2017 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:-
3 Section 78. Same Day Drug Testing – Presumptive and Definitive
4 The Division of Medical Assistance shall ensure that current regulations, bulletins and
5practices allow for definitive drug tests to be billed on the same day as presumptive drug tests
6(drug screens) when medically necessary for managing a patient’s treatment in outpatient pain
7management or substance abuse treatment settings. The policy shall be consistent with
8American Medical Association and CMS HCPCS coding and may include but not be limited to 2 of 2
9establishing preferred providers, setting educational requirements for providers and
10differentiating among provider types.