MA S1259

Bill

Relative to medication assisted recovery and care (MARC)

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 medication assisted recovery and care (MARC). Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to amend Section 6A of Chapter 94C of the General Laws to adopt federal opioid treatment standards related to drug testing, take-home dosing, and unsupervised or "take-home" use of medication-assisted recovery and care (MARC) for patients. The key provisions include requirements for a minimum number of random drug tests per year, restrictions on THC testing, allowances for take-home doses during clinic closures, and a phased approach to increasing the amount of take-home medication over time for patients in continuous treatment.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Joseph Boncore (D)*, Jessica Giannino (D), Jeff Turco (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2995 (on 07/11/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1259

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1259
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1259.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1261	Providing financial transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based outpatient facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H4109	Relative to collaborative drug therapy management optimization	Accompanied S2492	Similar To
H4194	Similar Bills	Text of House adopted amendments, see S2481	Similar To
H4234	Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs	Reported by H4269	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
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
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1491	Relative to stroke protocols	Accompanied a study order, see S3173	Similar To
S1592	To enhance child passenger safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1603	Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a study order, see S2766	Similar To
S189	Relative to the online advertising of pet care services	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S217	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2470	To upgrade hen welfare and establish uniform cage-free standards	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted	Similar To
S2492	Relative to collaborative drug therapy management optimization	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S2995	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health care financing matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S320	Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S358	To preserve early education support for families	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S428	Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S671	Relative to long-term care insurance consumer protections	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S744	Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers	Accompanied H1316	Similar To
S765	To increase access to urgent care centers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S795	Providing transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S812	To improve health care cost accountability	Accompanied a new draft, see H4248	Similar To
S813	Relative to health care non-discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S88	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a study order, see S3050	Similar To
S926	Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1261

Providing financial transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based outpatient facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H4109

Relative to collaborative drug therapy management optimization

Accompanied S2492

Similar To

H4194

Similar Bills

Text of House adopted amendments, see S2481

Similar To

H4234

Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs

Reported by H4269

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

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

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1491

Relative to stroke protocols

Accompanied a study order, see S3173

Similar To

S1592

To enhance child passenger safety

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

Similar To

S1603

Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

Accompanied a study order, see S2766

Similar To

S189

Relative to the online advertising of pet care services

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S217

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2470

To upgrade hen welfare and establish uniform cage-free standards

Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted

Similar To

S2492

Relative to collaborative drug therapy management optimization

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S2995

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health care financing matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S320

Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

Similar To

S358

To preserve early education support for families

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

Similar To

S428

Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission

Accompanied a study order, see S2650

Similar To

S671

Relative to long-term care insurance consumer protections

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S744

Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers

Accompanied H1316

Similar To

S765

To increase access to urgent care centers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S795

Providing transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based facilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S812

To improve health care cost accountability

Accompanied a new draft, see H4248

Similar To

S813

Relative to health care non-discrimination

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S88

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Accompanied a study order, see S3050

Similar To

S926

Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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