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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4897 |
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| 3 | 3 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 4 | 4 | | ________________________________________ |
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| 5 | 5 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 24, 2024. |
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| 6 | 6 | | The committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, to |
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| 7 | 7 | | whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1963) |
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| 8 | 8 | | of James Arciero for legislation to promote high value and evidence-based |
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| 9 | 9 | | behavioral health care; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1980) of Marjorie C. Decker and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to the |
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| 11 | 11 | | involuntary hospitalization of individuals if no less restrictive alternatives |
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| 12 | 12 | | exist to reduce the likelihood of serious harm by reason of mental illness; |
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| 13 | 13 | | the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2002) of Samantha |
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| 14 | 14 | | Montaño, Mike Connolly and others relative to the possession of |
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| 15 | 15 | | controlled substances; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 2007) of Edward R. Philips relative to authorizing physician assistants to |
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| 17 | 17 | | issue psychiatric holds and ensure adequate training on their use, reports |
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| 18 | 18 | | recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 4897) ought to |
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| 19 | 19 | | be adopted. |
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| 20 | 20 | | For the committee, |
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| 21 | 21 | | ADRIAN C. MADARO. 2 of 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4897 |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | House of Representatives, July 24, 2024. |
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| 25 | 25 | | 1 Ordered, That the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery be |
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| 26 | 26 | | 2authorized to sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of |
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| 27 | 27 | | 3House documents numbered 1963, 1980, 2002 and 2007, relative to mental health, controlled |
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| 28 | 28 | | 4substances and training |
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| 29 | 29 | | 5 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study |
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| 30 | 30 | | 6and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such |
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| 31 | 31 | | 7recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives |
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| 32 | 32 | | 8on or before December 31, 2024. |
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