MA S1246

Bill

Relative to patient notification

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 relative to patient notification of medications. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 111 of the General Laws by inserting a new section, Section 25Q, which requires that any person admitted for inpatient care at a medical facility and prescribed or administered any medication must be given an information sheet detailing the prescribed use and potential side effects of each medication. The information sheet must be signed and dated by the patient or their health care proxy.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Diana Dizoglio (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2547 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1246

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1246
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1246.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1702	Relative to psychotropic medication	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1713	Requiring practitioners to assess and inform patients prior to prescribing certain opioid medications	Accompanied a new draft, see H4533	Similar To
H1930	Providing for unused medication return by health care facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H1931	Relative to the availability of prescription medication during an emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4641	Similar To
H1967	Relative to emergency room procedure for prescribing or dispensing pain medication to certain persons on probation	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H959	Requiring continual coverage of prescription medication	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S1160	Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder	Accompanied a study order, see S2888	Similar To
S1328	To ensure safe medication administration	Accompanied a study order, see S2751	Similar To
S235	Improving students' access to life saving treatments	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2409	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2547	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health issues.	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S543	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S640	To ensure access to generic medications	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1702

Relative to psychotropic medication

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1713

Requiring practitioners to assess and inform patients prior to prescribing certain opioid medications

Accompanied a new draft, see H4533

Similar To

H1930

Providing for unused medication return by health care facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H1931

Relative to the availability of prescription medication during an emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4641

Similar To

H1967

Relative to emergency room procedure for prescribing or dispensing pain medication to certain persons on probation

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H959

Requiring continual coverage of prescription medication

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

S1160

Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder

Accompanied a study order, see S2888

Similar To

S1328

To ensure safe medication administration

Accompanied a study order, see S2751

Similar To

S235

Improving students' access to life saving treatments

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2409

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

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

Similar To

S2547

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health issues.

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S543

Reducing health care costs through improved medication management

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S640

To ensure access to generic medications

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

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