MA S1511

Bill

MA S1511

To ensure safe medication administration

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ensure safe medication administration. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure safe medication administration by restricting the administration of controlled substances to specific licensed healthcare professionals or students under their supervision, with exceptions for self-administration, emergency situations, and administration by a patient's domestic partner or family members. The key provision is the new subsection (i) that specifies who can administer controlled substances and defines "self-administration" to allow patients with sufficient understanding to supervise an unlicensed person in administering their own prescribed controlled substances.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Marc Pacheco (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Carol Doherty (D), Walter Timilty (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2692 (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1511

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1511
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1511.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2269	To ensure safe medication administration	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
S2483	Relative to tobacco harm-reduction	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S2692	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 matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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