MA H2066

Bill

Ensuring access to addiction services

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
06/08/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to ensuring access to addiction services to residents of secure facilities approved by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Mental Health. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure access to addiction services for residents of secure facilities approved by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Mental Health. It amends existing law to specify that such secure facilities cannot be jails or correctional facilities, and must be geographically distributed throughout Massachusetts to provide treatment access in all regions. The bill also strikes out two existing paragraphs from the relevant section of the law.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (19)

Ruth Balser (D)*, Harriette Chandler (D), Mike Connolly (D), Mindy Domb (D), Sean Garballey (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Brian Murray (D), Jim O'Day (D), Steve Owens (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Jon Santiago (D), Dan Sena (D), Tom Stanley (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H5018 (on 07/25/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2066

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2066
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2066.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1749	For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H5018	Ensuring access to addiction services	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1285	Ensuring access to addiction services	Accompanied a new draft, see H5018	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
S1571	Relative to the disclosure of certain police reports	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S192	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied S211	Similar To
S2519	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S760	To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S823	Providing access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To

Bill > H2066

MA H2066

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