The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
Garrett J. Bradley
Barbara A. L'Italien
John W. Scibak
Jennifer M. Callahan
Kay Khan
Steven M. Walsh
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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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. Section 12A of Chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official 2004 Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph, after the words “may compromise an investigation”:--
(b) Every physician attending or treating a case of an overdose of any drug including all drugs defined as Schedule I, II, III, IV, V and VI in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter 94C or an overdose of alcohol, whenever any such case is treated in a hospital, sanatorium or other institution, the manager, superintendent or other person in charge thereof, shall report such case at once to the commissioner of the department of public health and the commissioner of the department of mental health under which such physician, hospital, sanatorium or institution is licensed. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars. The reports to the commissioner of the department of public health and commissioner of the department of mental health shall include the records pertaining to any: (i) overdose of any drug including all drugs defined as Schedule I, II, III, IV, V and VI in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter 94C; and (ii) overdose of alcohol; provided, however, that personal information identifying the victim or the perpetrator may be redacted if the release of such information may compromise an investigation.