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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2134 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1801
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Andres X. Vargas and Kate Donaghue
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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 to prevent unwanted opioid prescriptions.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Andres X. Vargas3rd Essex1/11/2023Kate Donaghue19th Worcester1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2134 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1801
By Representatives Vargas of Haverhill and Donaghue of Westborough, a petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 1801) of Andres X. Vargas and Kate Donaghue relative to the penalty for the
issuance of unwanted opioid prescriptions. The Judiciary.
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 to prevent unwanted opioid prescriptions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Subsection (e) of section 18B of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the
22020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sentences:-
3 A practitioner who knowingly fails to comply with a person’s voluntary non-opiate
4directive form shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100,000. The attorney general
5may enforce the provisions of this subsection.