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H2213 • 2025

An Act relative to treatment for substance use disorder

An Act relative to treatment for substance use disorder

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Sponsor
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5319 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to treatment for substance use disorder

An Act relative to treatment for substance use disorder By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to treatment for substance use disorder By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2213) of Bradley H.
  • Jones, Jr., Paul K.
  • Frost and Todd M.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5319 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-09-26 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to treatment for substance use disorder
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2213) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Paul K. Frost and Todd M. Smola relative to treatment for substance use disorder. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

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Bill H.2213

Section 51 ½ of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (d) in its entirety and inserting the following thereof:-

(d) If a person has received a substance abuse evaluation and returns to an acute care hospital or emergency satellite facility within seven days of receipt of such evaluation suffering from an opiate-related overdose or has recently been administered naloxone, the attending physician may authorize the restraint of such person and apply for the treatment of such person for a 3-day period at a facility authorized for such purposes by the department of public health or the department of mental health.

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