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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4897
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 24, 2024.
The committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, to
whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1963)
of James Arciero for legislation to promote high value and evidence-based
behavioral health care; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1980) of Marjorie C. Decker and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to the
involuntary hospitalization of individuals if no less restrictive alternatives
exist to reduce the likelihood of serious harm by reason of mental illness;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2002) of Samantha
Montaño, Mike Connolly and others relative to the possession of
controlled substances; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2007) of Edward R. Philips relative to authorizing physician assistants to
issue psychiatric holds and ensure adequate training on their use, reports
recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 4897) ought to
be adopted.
For the committee,
ADRIAN C. MADARO. 2 of 2
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4897
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives, July 24, 2024.
1 Ordered, That the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery be
2authorized to sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of
3House documents numbered 1963, 1980, 2002 and 2007, relative to mental health, controlled
4substances and training
5 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
6and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
7recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
8on or before December 31, 2024.