MA S609

Bill

MA S609

To provide equal access to medication assisted treatment

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide equal access to medication assisted treatment. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide equal access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction. It requires the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission, the state Medicaid program (MassHealth), and private health insurers in Massachusetts to cover the costs of three FDA-approved medications for opioid addiction treatment: buprenorphine, injectable naltrexone, and methadone. The bill also limits the out-of-pocket costs that enrollees can be charged for methadone treatment programs to no more than 20% of the total reimbursement paid to the provider. The bill's provisions are intended to improve access to evidence-based treatment for individuals struggling with opioid use disorder in Massachusetts.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (4)

Mindy Domb (D), Eric Lesser (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2543 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S609

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S609
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S609.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1145	Relative to the treatment of epilepsy and seizure disorders	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1719	Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied S1153	Similar To
H1743	Relative to discharge from substance use disorder treatment	Accompanied a new draft, see H4536	Similar To
H2194	Relative to employee retirement	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H222	Relative water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2763	To increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H730	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H907	Relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S2296	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2543	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S563	Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1145

Relative to the treatment of epilepsy and seizure disorders

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1719

Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied S1153

Similar To

H1743

Relative to discharge from substance use disorder treatment

Accompanied a new draft, see H4536

Similar To

H2194

Relative to employee retirement

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H222

Relative water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2763

To increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H730

Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H907

Relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

S2296

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2543

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S563

Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

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