MA S1416

Bill

Requiring the Chief Medical Examiner to provide certain information in substance use-related deaths

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 require the Chief Medical Examiner to provide certain information in substance abuse-related deaths. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Chief Medical Examiner to conduct an autopsy within 3 months and perform a toxicology screen in a timely manner for any death where the individual had a history of substance use disorder. The results of the toxicology screen must be provided within 30 days to anyone legally entitled to receive it. This aims to improve the information available in cases of substance use-related deaths.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Diana Dizoglio (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1416

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1416
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1416.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1737	Protecting children	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2672	To provide certain employees in the department of corrections with line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2712	Relative to public safety employee death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2772	Providing for disability and death benefits for explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3910	Classifying the death of city of Lawrence police patrolman Jacob Eyssi	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S126	Relative to supporting families dealing with sudden unexplained death in pediatrics	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1341	Protecting animal welfare in cities and towns	Accompanied a study order, see S2630	Similar To
S1691	Relative to disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1704	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	Accompanied H2653	Similar To
S1720	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1750	Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1862	Abolishing the death tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5245	Similar To
S2410	Relative to public employee benefits for military service members on active duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1737

Protecting children

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2672

To provide certain employees in the department of corrections with line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2712

Relative to public safety employee death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2772

Providing for disability and death benefits for explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3910

Classifying the death of city of Lawrence police patrolman Jacob Eyssi

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S126

Relative to supporting families dealing with sudden unexplained death in pediatrics

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1341

Protecting animal welfare in cities and towns

Accompanied a study order, see S2630

Similar To

S1691

Relative to disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1704

Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters

Accompanied H2653

Similar To

S1720

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1750

Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1862

Abolishing the death tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5245

Similar To

S2410

Relative to public employee benefits for military service members on active duty

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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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