Bill > H2200

This bill aims to improve the tracking and coordination of opioid maintenance treatment by modifying two existing laws. First, it requires the state department to establish a process for including information about opioid maintenance treatment in the prescription monitoring program (PMP), ensuring that healthcare professionals prescribing controlled substances can see a patient's participation in such treatment before issuing new opioid prescriptions. Second, the bill mandates that opioid treatment programs present patients with a consent form allowing the release of their treatment information through the PMP, with clear explanation that consent is voluntary but encouraged to enhance service coordination. Patients will be given this form when entering and leaving treatment, and the facility must maintain a record of the patient's consent choice. The goal is to provide healthcare providers with more comprehensive information about a patient's opioid treatment history while respecting patient privacy and maintaining confidentiality in accordance with existing state and federal privacy regulations.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2200