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Section 35 Commission Meeting Minutes

Section 35 Commission Meeting Minutes 

Meeting Materials - June 27, 2019

Open PDF file, 1.94 MB,  Request for Information Regarding Western and Central Massachusetts Secure Section 35 Treatment Centers and Responses Received (English, PDF 1.94 MB)
Open PDF file, 268.76 KB,  Charts of Licensed Addiction Treatment Capacity Submitted by Association for Behavioral Healthcare (English, PDF 268.76 KB)
Open PDF file, 106.91 KB,  Committee for Public Counsel Services Survey Results (May 2019) (English, PDF 106.91 KB)
Open PDF file, 645.96 KB,  Werb et al. The effectiveness of compulsory drug treatment: A systematic review (2016) (English, PDF 645.96 KB)
Open PDF file, 225.84 KB,  Rafful et al. Increased non-fatal overdose risk associated with involuntary drug treatment in a longitudinal study with people who inject drugs. (2018) (English, PDF 225.84 KB)
Open PDF file, 953.56 KB,  DPH Presentation on Opioid-related Overdose Death Data (English, PDF 953.56 KB)
Open PDF file, 452.76 KB,  BSAS Presentation on OTP and OBOT Statistics (English, PDF 452.76 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.25 MB,  BSAS Presentation on Buprenorphine Provider Capacity (English, PDF 1.25 MB)
Open PDF file, 940.5 KB,  Health Policy Commission Presentation on Availability of Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment (English, PDF 940.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 344.31 KB,  MassHealth Presentation on MAT Initiation Among Members with Opioid Use Disorder (English, PDF 344.31 KB)

Meeting Materials - May 23, 2019

Open PDF file, 343.42 KB,  Section 35 Commission meeting presentation (English, PDF 343.42 KB)
Open PDF file, 465.71 KB,  Massachusetts Health and Hospitals Association presentation (English, PDF 465.71 KB)
Open PDF file, 359.23 KB,  Section 35 affidavit, checklist, and privacy memorandum (English, PDF 359.23 KB)
Open PDF file, 122.37 KB,  Section 35 legal memorandum (English, PDF 122.37 KB)
Open PDF file, 147.95 KB,  Committee for Public Counsel Services legal memorandum (English, PDF 147.95 KB)
Open PDF file, 422.92 KB,  DPH opioid-related overdose deaths among MA residents (May 2019) (English, PDF 422.92 KB)
Open PDF file, 127.8 KB,  Prisoners’ Legal Services written testimony (English, PDF 127.8 KB)
Open PDF file, 352.82 KB,  Bhalla et al – Role of civil commitment in the opioid crisis (2018) (English, PDF 352.82 KB)
Open PDF file, 76.14 KB,  Beletsky – Harvard Health Blog – Involuntary treatment for substance use disorder (2018) (English, PDF 76.14 KB)

Meeting Materials - April 25, 2019

Open PDF file, 319.57 KB,  Section 35 Commission meeting presentation (English, PDF 319.57 KB)
Open PDF file, 179.96 KB,  Updated Section 35 Commission meeting schedule (English, PDF 179.96 KB)
Open PDF file, 3.02 MB,  Stonybrook Stabilization and Treatment Centers presentation (English, PDF 3.02 MB)
Open PDF file, 6.31 MB,  Hampden County Sheriff’s Department Section 35 Materials (English, PDF 6.31 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.63 MB,  Women’s Recovery from Addictions Program presentation (English, PDF 1.63 MB)
Open PDF file, 534.19 KB,  Committee for Public Counsel Services presentation (English, PDF 534.19 KB)

Meeting Materials - February 28, 2019

Open PDF file, 331.63 KB,  Section 35 Commission meeting presentation (English, PDF 331.63 KB)
Open PDF file, 178.69 KB,  Updated meeting schedule (English, PDF 178.69 KB)
Open PDF file, 610.12 KB,  Presentation on DPH opioid and civil commitment data (English, PDF 610.12 KB)
Open PDF file, 192.2 KB,  DPH opioid-related overdose deaths among MA residents (Feb. 2019) (English, PDF 192.2 KB)
Open PDF file, 382.8 KB,  Dr. Leslie W. Milne MGH Emergency Dept. Section 35 data (English, PDF 382.8 KB)
Open PDF file, 208.19 KB,  Article – Civil commitment experiences among opioid users (2018) (English, PDF 208.19 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.48 MB,  Cover letter and supplemental materials provided by Maria Sullivan, MD, PhD (English, PDF 1.48 MB)

Meeting Materials - December 6, 2018

Open PDF file, 376.95 KB,  Section 35 Presentation (English, PDF 376.95 KB)
Open PDF file, 161.21 KB,  Updated Section 35 Meeting Agenda (English, PDF 161.21 KB)
Open PDF file, 630.7 KB,  Uniform Trial Court Rules for Civil Commitment Proceedings for Alcohol And Substance Abuse (English, PDF 630.7 KB)
Open PDF file, 190.33 KB,  Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Among MA Residents (English, PDF 190.33 KB)
Open PDF file, 439.63 KB,  Jain et al Civil Commitment for Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorder - Does it work (2018) (English, PDF 439.63 KB)
Open PDF file, 179.46 KB,  In the Matter of G.P. Summary (English, PDF 179.46 KB)
Open PDF file, 219.74 KB,  In the Matter of G.P. Opinion (English, PDF 219.74 KB)
Open PDF file, 62.9 KB,  Legal - In the Matter of A.M. (English, PDF 62.9 KB)

Meeting Materials - November 5, 2018

Open PDF file, 365.79 KB,  Meeting slide deck (English, PDF 365.79 KB)
Open DOCX file, 28.8 KB,  Updated meeting agenda (doc) (English, DOCX 28.8 KB)
Open PDF file, 146.07 KB,  Updated meeting agenda (pdf) (English, PDF 146.07 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.45 MB,  Section 35 Overview – Trial Court (English, PDF 1.45 MB)
Open PDF file, 2.3 MB,  Opioid Use Disorder Overview and MAT Approaches (English, PDF 2.3 MB)
Open PDF file, 782.07 KB,  Treating Opioid Use Disorder with Evidence-based Treatment (English, PDF 782.07 KB)
Open PDF file, 778.68 KB,  Detoxification and Induction on MAT (English, PDF 778.68 KB)
Open PDF file, 317.47 KB,  Article – Antagonists in the Medical Management of Opioid Use Disorders (English, PDF 317.47 KB)

Meeting Materials - October 30, 2018

Open PDF file, 433.35 KB,  Section 35 presentation - 10.30.2018 (English, PDF 433.35 KB)
Open PDF file, 496.24 KB,  Chapter 55 data brief 2017 (English, PDF 496.24 KB)
Open PDF file, 417.72 KB,  Chapter 55 report (excerpt) (English, PDF 417.72 KB)
Open PDF file, 787.3 KB,  Harvard University IOP – Section 35 Healthcare Policy Paper (2014) (English, PDF 787.3 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.51 MB,  NAMSDL – Involuntary Commitment for Individuals with a Substance Use Disorder or Alcoholism (August 2016) (English, PDF 1.51 MB)
Open PDF file, 235.44 KB,  Overview of New Requirements Related to Involuntary Treatment Act (1/18/2018) (English, PDF 235.44 KB)
Open DOCX file, 21.32 KB,  Summary of Massachusetts Behavioral Health Treatment Capacity (October 2018) (doc) (English, DOCX 21.32 KB)
Open PDF file, 117.57 KB,  Summary of Massachusetts Behavioral Health Treatment Capacity (October 2018) (pdf) (English, PDF 117.57 KB)
Open PDF file, 62.9 KB,  Legal - In the Matter of A.M. (English, PDF 62.9 KB)

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