MA H4033

Bill

MA H4033

Relative to combatting addiction, accessing treatment, reducing prescriptions, and enhancing prevention

Introduced
11/15/2017

In Committee
11/15/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

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AI Summary

This bill aims to combat addiction, improve access to treatment, reduce prescriptions, and enhance prevention in Massachusetts. It establishes the Safe and Supportive Schools Trust Fund to support school-based programs on addiction and substance misuse education and intervention. The bill also makes changes to the licensing and oversight of inpatient psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment facilities, including requirements to provide services to residents with public health insurance on a non-discriminatory basis. Additionally, the bill promotes the use of electronic prescriptions for controlled substances, allows partial dispensing of certain prescriptions, and expands the state's prescription monitoring program. The bill also creates commissions to review standards for recovery coaches, opioid prescribing practices, and evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4470 (on 05/07/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4033

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4033
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4033.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1135	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H220	To prevent concussion and head injury	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2400	Relative to addiction training	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H4470	For Prevention and Access to Appropriate Care and Treatment of Addiction	New draft substituted, see H4725	Replaced by
H4722	Order for H4470, An Act for Prevention and Access to Appropriate Care and Treatment of Addiction	No further action taken	Similar To
H4725	For prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction	Published as amended, see H4742	Similar To
H4742	For prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4784	Text of a further amendment, offered by Ms. Hogan of Stow, to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate document numbered 2585) of the House Bill protecting youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction (House, No. 4486). July 18, 2018.	Text of an amendment, see H4486	Similar To
H4844	Relative to diabetes prevention	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H531	Relative to insurance co-pays	Accompanied a study order, see H4778	Similar To
S1103	Providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services	Accompanied a study order, see S2439	Similar To
S2609	Similar Bills	See H4742	Similar To
S2623	For prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction	See H4742	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1135

Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H220

To prevent concussion and head injury

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H2400

Relative to addiction training

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H4470

For Prevention and Access to Appropriate Care and Treatment of Addiction

New draft substituted, see H4725

Replaced by

H4722

Order for H4470, An Act for Prevention and Access to Appropriate Care and Treatment of Addiction

No further action taken

Similar To

H4725

For prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction

Published as amended, see H4742

Similar To

H4742

For prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4784

Text of a further amendment, offered by Ms. Hogan of Stow, to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate document numbered 2585) of the House Bill protecting youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction (House, No. 4486). July 18, 2018.

Text of an amendment, see H4486

Similar To

H4844

Relative to diabetes prevention

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H531

Relative to insurance co-pays

Accompanied a study order, see H4778

Similar To

S1103

Providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services

Accompanied a study order, see S2439

Similar To

S2609

Similar Bills

See H4742

Similar To

S2623

For prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction

See H4742

Similar To

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