By Mr. Wallace of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1756) of Brian P. Wallace relative to controlled release Oxycodone.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

 

Brian P. Wallace

 

 

 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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 An Act relative to controlled release Oxycodone.

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 3 the following section:-

                Section 3A.  Notwithstanding sections 2 and 3, any preparation which contains oxycodone, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters and ethers, if manufactured so as to delay absorption into the blood system, unless the preparation contains one or more active non-narcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts, shall be in schedule I.

SECTION 2.  Section 31 of said chapter 94C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting  after  line 85, the following paragraph:-

(d)         Any preparation, which contains oxycodone, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters and ethers, if manufactured so as to delay absorption into the blood system, unless the preparation contains one or more active non-narcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.