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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1752 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1992
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 treatment for substance use disorder.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Kelly W. Pease4th Hampden1/25/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth1/28/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester2/1/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1752 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1992
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1992) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to treatment for substance use disorder. Mental Health,
Substance Use and Recovery.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2103 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 treatment for substance use disorder.
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. Section 51 ½ of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (d) in its entirety and inserting the
3following thereof:-
4 (d) If a person has received a substance abuse evaluation and returns to an acute care
5hospital or emergency satellite facility within seven days of receipt of such evaluation suffering
6from an opiate-related overdose or has recently been administered naloxone, the attending
7physician may authorize the restraint of such person and apply for the treatment of such person
8for a 3-day period at a facility authorized for such purposes by the department of public health or
9the department of mental health.