MA S1045

Bill

MA S1045

Preventing prescription drug abuse by closing the pharmacy shopping loophole

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to prevent prescription drug abuse by closing the pharmacy shopping loophole. Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

AI Summary

This bill aims to combat prescription drug abuse by closing what's known as the "pharmacy shopping loophole," which allows individuals to obtain multiple prescriptions for controlled substances from different doctors and fill them at various pharmacies within a short timeframe. Specifically, it amends Section 24A of Chapter 94C of the General Laws by reducing the allowable timeframe for a prescription to be filled from seven days to twenty-four hours. This change is intended to make it more difficult for individuals to acquire excessive amounts of prescription drugs by visiting multiple pharmacies on the same day or within a very short period, thereby helping to prevent misuse and addiction.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (10)

Eric Lesser (D)*, Michael Day (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), John Keenan (D), Robert Koczera (D), Joan Lovely (D), John Velis (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4272 (on 05/09/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1045

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1045
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1045
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1045.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2081	Establishing the caregiver advise, record and enable (CARE) act	Accompanied a new draft, see H3911	Similar To
H4272	Behavioral health bills	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1053	To criminalize the attempted production of Class B drugs	Accompanied a study order, see H4272	Similar To
S2127	To improve public records	See H3858	Similar To
S458	Relative to 2030 and 2040 emissions benchmarks	Postponed to the next session	Similar To
S995	To clarify employer sanctions for improper expenditure of withholdings or deductions from wages	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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