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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1977 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 743 |
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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 | | Paul R. Feeney |
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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 relative to rehabilitation periods for those in addiction recovery. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1977 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 743 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 743) of Paul R. Feeney for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to rehabilitation periods for recovering substance abusers. Financial Services. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 636 OF 2023-2024.] |
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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 relative to rehabilitation periods for those in addiction recovery. |
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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 1. Section 9 of chapter 258 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by striking |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2out, in line 34, the figure “14” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 SECTION 2. Section 9 of chapter 258 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by inserting |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4after the word “days”, in line 34, the following words:- and will additionally provide a minimum |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5of 20 sessions of structured outpatient addiction programs. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6 SECTION 3. Section 19 of said chapter 258 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 24, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7the figure “14” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 20 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8 SECTION 4. Section 19 of said chapter 258 is hereby amended by inserting after the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9word “days”, in line 24, the following words:- and will additionally provide a minimum of 20 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10sessions of structured outpatient addiction programs. 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11 SECTION 5. Section 21 of said chapter 258 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 35, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12the figure “14” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 20 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13 SECTION 6. Section 21 of said chapter 258 is hereby amended by inserting after the |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14word “days”, in line 35, the following words:- and will additionally provide a minimum of 20 |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15sessions of structured outpatient addiction programs. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16 SECTION 7. Section 23 of said chapter 258 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 35, |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17the figure “14” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 20 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18 SECTION 8. Section 23 of said chapter 258 is hereby amended by inserting after the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19word “days”, in line 35, the following words:- and will additionally provide a minimum of 20 |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20sessions of structured outpatient addiction programs. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21 SECTION 9. Section 25 of said chapter 258 is hereby amended by striking, in line 35, out |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22the figure “14” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 20 |
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| 52 | 52 | | 23 SECTION 10. Section 25 of said chapter 258 is hereby amended by inserting after the |
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| 53 | 53 | | 24word “days”, in line 35, the following words:- and will additionally provide a minimum of 20 |
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| 54 | 54 | | 25sessions of structured outpatient addiction programs. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 26 SECTION 11. Section 27 of said chapter 258 is hereby amended by striking out, in line |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2732, the figure “14” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 20 |
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| 57 | 57 | | 28 SECTION 12. Section 27 of said chapter 258 is hereby amended by inserting after the |
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| 58 | 58 | | 29word “days”, in line 32, the following words: and will additionally provide a minimum of 20 |
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| 59 | 59 | | 30sessions of structured outpatient addiction programs. |
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