MA H1866

Bill

To ensure safe medication administration

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the administration of controlled substances. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure the safe administration of controlled substances by restricting their administration to licensed healthcare professionals, such as dentists, nurses, physicians, and other licensed medical personnel. The bill does provide some exceptions, allowing self-administration, the use of epinephrine pens in emergencies, administration by emergency medical personnel, and administration by a patient's domestic partner or family member in certain cases. The bill also defines "self-administration" to include situations where a patient has sufficient understanding of their prescribed controlled substances and can communicate this knowledge to an unlicensed person administering the medication.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (21)

Brian Ashe (D), Michael Brady (D), Pete Capano (D), Tackey Chan (D), Mike Connolly (D), Dan Donahue (D), Denise Garlick (D), Carlos González (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Mary Keefe (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Harold Naughton (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Marc Pacheco (D), Dave Robertson (D), Danny Ryan (D), José Tosado (D), Steve Ultrino (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5038 (on 10/15/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1866

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1866
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1866.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1363	Relative to improving the administration and efficiency of the judicial system	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2597	Improving the tax administrative laws of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H3032	Requiring driver’s license suspension for persons convicted of possessing a controlled substance in an automobile with a minor present	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H5038	Study Order - Public Health Matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H67	Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2018 compared with such index for the year 2017.	Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1	Similar To
S1432	Relative to sheriffs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1549	Allowing for payment in lieu of a disability allowance	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1678	To Improve Tax Administration Processes in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To

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MA H1866

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