MA S1272

Bill

Relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
06/23/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a 10-year pilot program to create two or more supervised consumption sites that allow individuals to consume pre-obtained controlled substances in the presence of trained staff. The sites will provide harm reduction services, such as clinical monitoring, sterile supplies, overdose prevention education, and connections to addiction treatment and other health services. The bill grants legal protections to participants, staff, property owners, and the operating entities of these licensed sites from criminal prosecution or other penalties related to their involvement. The Department of Public Health is required to promulgate regulations for the program within 6 months and submit annual reports on the sites' activities.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (13)

Julian Cyr (D)*, Joseph Boncore (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Adam Hinds (D), Pat Jehlen (D), John Keenan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Mike Moore (D), Sarah Peake (D), Becca Rausch (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S3051 (on 07/25/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1272

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1272
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1272.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2093	To enhance patient education and informed consent before issuance of opioids	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
H2097	Advancing public health and safety using fentanyl testing strips	Accompanied a study order, see H5194	Similar To
H226	Relative to early intervention services for children with prenatal exposure to opioids	No further action taken	Similar To
S1219	Raising employment and combating opioids through vocational education and rehabilitation (RECOVER)	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1258	Relative to supervised consumption sites	Accompanied S1272	Similar To
S1298	To inform prescribers of non-opioid alternative care	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S1304	Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1451	Relative to the prescription monitoring program	Accompanied a study order, see S3052	Similar To
S3051	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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