MA S1139

Bill

MA S1139

Relative to involuntary holds for overdose treatment

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 relative to involuntary holds for overdose treatment. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to allow healthcare providers to involuntarily hold individuals for up to 72 hours if they have experienced an opioid overdose and at least one other opioid-related incident within the past 30 days. The goal is to provide treatment, evaluation, and counseling for these individuals during the involuntary hold period. This legislation seeks to address the ongoing opioid crisis by giving healthcare providers more authority to intervene and provide necessary care for individuals at high risk of overdose.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (5)

Bruce Tarr (R)*, Carmine Gentile (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Walter Timilty (D), Steve Xiarhos (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2665 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1139

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1139
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1139.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2068	Relative to overdose notifications for opioid prescribers	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
H2088	Relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing	Similar To
H3192	Establishing an Overdose Awareness Day	Accompanied a study order, see H4969	Similar To
S1312	Resolve designating August 31st Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S2469	Establishing August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2608	Similar To
S2665	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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