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MA H4938

Relative to the prescription monitoring program


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Introduced
10/29/2018
In Committee
12/20/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
01/10/2019

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Section 20 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for fiscal year 2018 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (see House, No. 4930, amended), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment A of House, No. 4941). October 25, 2018.

AI Summary

This bill amends an existing law to allow district attorneys, in addition to the attorney general, to access the state's Prescription Monitoring Program database. The Prescription Monitoring Program is a system that tracks the prescribing and dispensing of certain controlled substances in order to identify potential misuse or diversion of these medications. This change gives district attorneys the ability to access this database, which can assist in investigations and prosecutions related to prescription drug abuse and illegal drug distribution.

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Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 425 of the Acts of 2018 (on 01/10/2019)

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