| 1 | 1 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2543 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 3 | 3 | | _______________ |
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| 4 | 4 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 5 | 5 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 6 | 6 | | _______________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE, January 2, 2024. |
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| 8 | 8 | | The committee on Senate Ways and Means to whom was referred the Senate Bill relative |
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| 9 | 9 | | to fentanyl test strips (Senate, No. 2458), - reports, recommending that the same ought to pass |
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| 10 | 10 | | with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2543). |
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| 11 | 11 | | For the committee, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Michael J. Rodrigues 1 of 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | FILED ON: 1/2/2024 |
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| 14 | 14 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2543 |
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| 15 | 15 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 16 | 16 | | _______________ |
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| 17 | 17 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 19 | 19 | | _______________ |
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| 20 | 20 | | An Act relative to fentanyl test strips. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 22 | 22 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “substances”, in line 123, the |
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| 25 | 25 | | 3following words:- ; provided, however, that said testing equipment shall not include fentanyl test |
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| 26 | 26 | | 4strips or any testing equipment or device solely used, intended for use or designed to be used to |
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| 27 | 27 | | 5determine whether a substance contains fentanyl or its analogues. |
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| 28 | 28 | | 6 SECTION 2. Said chapter 94C is hereby further amended by inserting after section 19F |
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| 29 | 29 | | 7the following section:- |
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| 30 | 30 | | 8 Section 19G. Any person who, in good faith, provides, administers or utilizes a fentanyl |
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| 31 | 31 | | 9test strip or any testing equipment or device solely used, intended for use or designed to be used |
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| 32 | 32 | | 10to determine whether a substance contains fentanyl or its analogues shall not, as a result of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 11person’s acts or omissions, be subject to any criminal or civil liability or any professional |
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| 34 | 34 | | 12disciplinary action; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to acts of gross |
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| 35 | 35 | | 13negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. |
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