MA S1035

Bill

Relative to involuntary holds for overdose 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 relative to involuntary holds for overdose treatment. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing Massachusetts law to allow for the involuntary holding of a person presenting with an opioid overdose in an acute-care hospital or satellite emergency facility for up to 72 hours. The key provision is that this applies to individuals who have experienced at least one other opioid-related overdose or potential overdose within a 30-day period, as determined by the treating clinician. The purpose is to provide these individuals with additional treatment, evaluation, and counseling during this involuntary hold.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (3)

Mike Moore (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1035

(5 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1035
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1035.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1711	Providing for the treatment of overdose victims	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1712	Relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment	Accompanied a new draft, see H4723	Similar To
H1725	To establish a Medicaid expansion task force	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
S1151	Allowing increased data access in opiate overdose reports	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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MA S1035

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