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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 914 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1709 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | John F. Keenan |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to save lives by distributing narcan to individuals at risk for an overdose. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :John F. KeenanNorfolk and PlymouthJames B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/10/2025Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex2/19/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 914 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1709 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1709) of John F. Keenan, James B. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Eldridge and Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to distribute Narcan to a detainee or prisoner at |
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| 20 | 20 | | risk for an overdose upon discharge from a correctional facility. Public Safety and Homeland |
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| 21 | 21 | | Security. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act to save lives by distributing narcan to individuals at risk for an overdose. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Section 17C of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 A state or county correctional facility, as defined in section 1 of chapter 125, shall, upon |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4discharge of a detainee or prisoner who has: (i) a history of using opioids; (ii) been diagnosed |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5with opioid use disorder; or (iii) experienced an opioid-related overdose, educate the individual |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6on the use of opioid antagonists, provide information about where the individual can access |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7opioid antagonists in the community, and dispense not less than 2 doses of an opioid antagonist |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8to the individual or their legal guardian. The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9necessary to implement this section. |
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