MA H2103

Bill

Relative to treatment for substance use disorder

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to treatment for substance use disorder. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill amends Massachusetts law to allow a physician to authorize the restraint and treatment of a person for up to 3 days at a facility designated by the Department of Public Health or Department of Mental Health if the person has received a substance abuse evaluation and returns to the hospital or emergency facility within 7 days suffering from an opioid overdose or after being administered naloxone. This provision aims to provide immediate treatment and intervention for individuals struggling with opioid use disorder.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (8)

Brad Jones (R)*, Angelo D'Emilia (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Steven Howitt (R), Hannah Kane (R), Matt Muratore (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5225 (on 09/22/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2103

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2103
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2103.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1078	Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment	Accompanied S629	Similar To
H1460	To improve public safety by facilitating access to addiction services	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2098	Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied a study order, see H5194	Similar To
H2405	Providing for informed consent for opioid treatment for pain	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H2580	Relative to employee retirement	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H347	Relative to water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H3637	Resolutions urging the Congress of the United States to update the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 and remove excessive training requirements mandated for obtaining a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine	No further action taken	Similar To
H5225	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H846	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms	Accompanied a study order, see H5236	Similar To
S1000	Relative to voluntary civil commitment for alcohol and substance use treatment	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1001	Relative to civil commitment length of treatment for alcohol and substance use	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1068	Relative to the fair treatment of employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1219	Raising employment and combating opioids through vocational education and rehabilitation (RECOVER)	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1278	Relative to voluntary third-party notification of end of treatment for alcohol and substance use	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1284	To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1288	Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment	Accompanying S1276	Similar To
S1301	To establish a commission to study substance use disorder and treatment disparities in the minority community	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
S1305	Relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S1316	Establishing a commission to study the availability of a continuum of care for persons	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S3097	Addressing barriers to care for mental health	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S686	Promoting continuity of care for multiple sclerosis treatment	Accompanied H1089	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1078

Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment

Accompanied S629

Similar To

H1460

To improve public safety by facilitating access to addiction services

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2098

Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied a study order, see H5194

Similar To

H2405

Providing for informed consent for opioid treatment for pain

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

H2580

Relative to employee retirement

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H347

Relative to water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities

No further action taken

Similar To

H3637

Resolutions urging the Congress of the United States to update the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 and remove excessive training requirements mandated for obtaining a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine

No further action taken

Similar To

H5225

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H846

Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms

Accompanied a study order, see H5236

Similar To

S1000

Relative to voluntary civil commitment for alcohol and substance use treatment

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1001

Relative to civil commitment length of treatment for alcohol and substance use

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1068

Relative to the fair treatment of employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1219

Raising employment and combating opioids through vocational education and rehabilitation (RECOVER)

Accompanied a study order, see H5225

Similar To

S1278

Relative to voluntary third-party notification of end of treatment for alcohol and substance use

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

Similar To

S1284

To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1288

Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment

Accompanying S1276

Similar To

S1301

To establish a commission to study substance use disorder and treatment disparities in the minority community

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

S1305

Relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

Similar To

S1316

Establishing a commission to study the availability of a continuum of care for persons

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

Similar To

S3097

Addressing barriers to care for mental health

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S686

Promoting continuity of care for multiple sclerosis treatment

Accompanied H1089

Similar To

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