MA S1161

Bill

MA S1161

Relative to prescription monitoring of certain commonly abused drugs

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
08/06/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to prescription monitoring of certain commonly abused drugs. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Public Health to create regulations within 90 days of the law taking effect to classify drugs like gabapentin and neurontin, along with their chemical equivalents, as "additional drugs" under a specific section of existing law (section 24A of chapter 94C). This classification is intended to bring these commonly abused drugs under a prescription monitoring program, which is a system designed to track the dispensing of controlled substances to help prevent misuse and diversion.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

John Keenan (D)*, James Cantwell (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2356 (on 06/23/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1161

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1161
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1161
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1161.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S1038	Relative to updating the drug class A schedule	Accompanied a study order, see H4272	Similar To
S1053	To criminalize the attempted production of Class B drugs	Accompanied a study order, see H4272	Similar To
S1219	Requiring disclosure of financial incentives to prescribe or dispense certain drugs	Accompanied a study order, see S2199	Similar To
S1477	Improving the earned income credit for working families	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S2179	Dispensing of certain cancer related drugs	Adopted, in concurrence	Similar To
S2356	Financing and delivery of health care in the Commonwealth	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S301	To increase parental awareness of opiate abuse risks	Accompanied a study order, see S2345	Similar To
S455	Providing funding for clean energy and energy efficiency measures for the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S471	Creating uniform beach warnings	Accompanied a new draft, see S1956	Similar To
S473	Relative to pesticide applications	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S798	Relative to the advisory board to the justices of the supreme judicial court	Accompanied a study order, see S2204	Similar To

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