JOINT COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

House Staff:
Room 33
State House
Boston, MA 02133
House Staff Telephone: (617) 722-2060


Senate Staff:
Room 520
State House
Boston, MA 02133
Senate Staff Telephone: (617) 722-1230


It shall be the duty of the committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse to consider all matters concerning behavioral health, drug detoxification, homeless mentally ill, Mental Health Department oversight, mental illness, mentally ill services and such other matters as may be referred.


Members appointed to the committee:

 

Flanagan of Worcester and Middlesex - Chair
Walsh of Suffolk and Norfolk - Vice-Chair
Galluccio of Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex
Hart of First Suffolk
O’Leary of Cape and Islands
Tisei of Middlesex and Essex
Malia of Boston - Chair
Scaccia of Boston - Vice Chair
Fallon of Malden
Sullivan of Fall River
Walsh of Boston
Balser of Newton
Wallace of Boston
Canessa of New Bedford
O’Day of West Boylston
Polito of Shrewsbury
Smola of Palmer

List of matters that have been referred to the committee:



Docket No.
 Bill No. Sponsor Title
       
SD1295 S731 Baddour An Act Restricting Psychiatric Care. 
SD1373 S732 Buoniconti An Act governing removal of certain occupants to clients of the Department of Social Services. 
SD535 S733 Candaras An Act relative to juvenile mental health. 
SD1408 S734 Candaras An Act to examine quality and access to public inpatient behavioral health care in the commonwealth. 
SD441 S735 Chandler An Act relative to adult day health services. 
SD470 S736 Creem An Act requiring victims to be notified of certain hearings concerning the custodial status of individuals adjudged not guilty of a crime by reason of mental illness or after being found not competent to stand trial. 
SD503 S737 Creem An Act relative to preventing the use of the narcotic known as ecstasy or methylenedioxymethamphetamine. 
SD1633 S738 Creem An Act to establish a public guardianship commission. 
SD1977 S739 Eldridge An Act Relative to Affordable Housing Community Planning. 
SD1512 S740 Flanagan An Act Authorizing the Department of Mental Health to Establish Teen Drop in Centers. 
SD599 S741 Galluccio An Act to ensure access to inpatient psychiatric facilities. 
SD1863 S742 Hart An Act Regulating the Siting of Methadone Treatment Facilities. 
SD682 S743 Jehlen An Act concerning the right of persons receiving services from programs or facilities of the Department of Mental Health to daily access to fresh air and the outdoors. 
SD1263 S744 Moore An Act to Improve Access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. 
SD670 S745 Morrissey An Act making technical corrections to chapter 232 of the acts of 1998. 
SD672 S746 Morrissey An Act relative to the nurses rehabilitation program participant bill of rights . 
SD967 S747 O'Leary An Act Relative to Martha's Vineyard Hospital. 
SD56 S748 Spilka An Act relative to the civil commitment for alcoholism or substance abuse at certain facilities. 
SD1053 S749 Spilka An Act creating a jail diversion program. 
SD39 S750 Tolman An Act providing for a study of the central intake for the placement of substance abusers in treatment facilities. 
SD724 S751 Tolman An Act providing for a study of sober homes. 
SD730 S752 Tolman An Act requiring the parental notice of the treatment of minors for drug overdoses. 
SD739 S753 Tolman An Act eliminate the abuse of controlled-release oxycodone. 
SD789 S754 Tolman An Act amending the duration of commitment of alcoholics and substance abusers. 
SD824 S755 Tolman An Act to reduce the abuse of oxycontin. 
SD844 S756 Tolman An Act to eliminate the abuse of controlled-release hydromorphone. 
SD905 S757 Tolman An Act relative to children's mental health clinicians. 
SD468 S758 Walsh An Act to ensure adequate adult day health services. 
SD474 S759 Walsh An Act relative to substance addiction treatment. 
HD151 H1922 Allen An Act Establishing A Public Guardianship Commission 
HD3496 H1923 Atsalis An Act creating a community hospital in-patient psychiatric relief program (“chipp”). 
HD3488 H1924 Balser An Act protecting choice in behavioral health benefits for MassHealth members. 
HD356 H1925 Brownsberger An Act relative to the youth alcohol education program to reduce underage drinking and promote healthy choices 
HD906 H1926 Canavan An Act improving access to rehabilitation counseling. 
HD2153 H1927 Coakley-Rivera An Act relative to the location of methadone clinics. 
HD3244 H1928 Creedon An Act For Community Hospital In-Patient Psychiatric Relief Program (“CHIPP”). 
HD3031 H1929 Fennell An Act relative to homeless shelters in the Commonwealth. . 
HD3034 H1930 Fennell An Act relative to regulating oxycodone. . 
HD1814 H1931 Haddad An Act relative to creating a difficult to manage unit within the department of mental health. 
HD3206 H1932 Kane An Act Relative to Community Hospital In-Patient Psychiatric Relief Program (“CHIPP”) . 
HD1722 H1933 Khan An Act establishing assisted outpatient treatment. 
HD1724 H1934 Khan An Act relative to inpatient admissions to psychiatric hospitals and facilities licensed by the department of mental health. 
HD2404 H1935 Khan An Act relative to mental health services in Massachusetts correctional institutions, houses of correction and jails. 
HD2434 H1936 Khan An Act relative to Bridgewater State Hospital. 
HD2486 H1937 Khan An Act relative to juvenile mental health. 
HD2555 H1938 Khan An Act relative to the civil commitment of women for alcoholism and substance abuse to MCI Framingham. 
HD1930 H1939 Koutoujian An Act realtive to publicly funded beds. . 
HD3343 H1940 Kulik An Act establishing a community hospital in-patient psychiatric relief program . 
HD163 H1941 Miceli An Act relative to department of mental health patients 
HD164 H1942 Miceli An Act relative to the temporary release of persons under the care of the department of mental health 
HD3884 H1943 Murphy An Act relative to inhalant abuse by minors. 
HD2280 H1944 Provost An Act to combat drug addiction among urban youth. . 
HD3935 H1945 Provost An Act regarding rights of persons receiving services from program or facilities of the department of mental health. 
HD3024 H1946 Rogers An Act to improve access to the services of educational psychologists. 
HD1392 H1947 Rushing An Act relative to the treatment of prisoners. 
HD1478 H1948 Rushing An Act increasing public safety by increasing access to addiction treatment. 
HD1081 H1949 Sánchez An Act providing for linguistically appropriate mental health services. 
HD2571 H1950 Scaccia An Act to require equitable payment from the commonwealth. 
HD2680 H1951 Scaccia An Act relative to services for persons with mental illness who are living with older family members or primary caretakers. 
HD2848 H1952 Scaccia An Act relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities. 
HD2854 H1953 Scaccia An Act to provide services for medically ill and mentally ill persons. 
HD2272 H1954 Speranzo An Act regulating mental health reimbursements and grants. 
HD3703 H1955 Spiliotis An Act Relative to Substance Abuse Treatment. 
HD2889 H1956 Stanley An Act relative to reimbursement for drugs to treat mental illness. . 
HD1327 H1957 Sullivan An Act relative to mental health. 
HD3346 H1958 Sullivan
HD823 H1959 Wallace An Act regulating the reporting of opioid overdoses. 
HD824 H1960 Wallace An Act establishing substance abuse prevention and treatment pilot programs in schools. 
HD837 H1961 Wallace An Act requiring parental notice of treatment of minors for drug overdoses. 
HD2942 H1962 Walsh AN ACT TO AMEND THE COMMONWEALTH'S DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM TO ALLOW FOR THE DIVERSION OF LOW LEVEL OFFENDERS UNDER COURT SUPERVISION . 
HD1295 H3465 Sullivan An Act improving emergency access to mental health services. 
HD1420 H3584 Balser An Act directing the Department of Mental Health to study peer run respite services. 
HD1433 H3585 Balser An Act pertaining to people with mental illness in hospital emergency rooms. 
HD1439 H3586 Balser An Act for coordination of children's mental health care services 
HD3920 H3813 Provost An Act to combat drug addiction among urban youth. . 
HD4204 H3906 Miceli An Act relative to alcoholics and substance abusers. 
HD4105 H3907 Murphy An Act relative to inhalant abuse by minors.

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