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Section 35 Commission Meeting Materials

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Section 35 Commission Meeting Minutes

Section 35 Commission Meeting Minutes

Meeting Materials - June 27, 2019

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

Meeting Materials - May 23, 2019

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

Meeting Materials - April 25, 2019

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

Meeting Materials - February 28, 2019

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

Meeting Materials - December 6, 2018

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

Meeting Materials - November 5, 2018

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

Meeting Materials - October 30, 2018

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

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