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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2784 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1970
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tackey Chan
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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 inform prescribers of non-opioid alternative care.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/18/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2784 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1970
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1970) of Tackey
Chan for legislation to develop training programs to inform prescribers of non-opioid alternative
care options. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2092 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 to inform prescribers of non-opioid alternative care.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 94C Sec 18 (e) of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting
2at the end thereof the following: The Boards shall consult with Massachusetts Chiropractic
3Society during the process of developing the training programs, in order to insure that those
4programs include education for the prescribers that includes accurate information about
5chiropractic as an alternative form of care instead of opioids.