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MA H3656
Requiring practitioners to be held responsible for patient opioid addiction
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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to liability for certain opioids prescriptions. The Judiciary.
AI Summary
This bill seeks to hold practitioners responsible for patient opioid addiction by requiring them to cover the first 90 days of in-patient hospitalization costs if a patient becomes addicted after the practitioner issues a prescription for a controlled substance that contains an opioid and is placed in Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act. This is aimed at incentivizing practitioners to be more cautious when prescribing highly addictive opioid medications.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5081 (on 11/12/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3656 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3656.pdf |
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