Medway & Millis November 2018

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Representative Roy Named to Harm Reduction Commission
Representative Jeffrey N. Roy
(D-Franklin) was named to the
Harm Reduction Commission
by House Speaker Robert A.
DeLeo and Rep. Denise Garlick,
Chair of the Committee on
Mental Health, Substance Use
and Recovery. The commission
was included as part of Chapter
208 of the Acts of 2018, legislation
which addresses prevention
and access to appropriate care
and treatment of addiction.
The commission will review and
make recommendations regarding
harm reduction opportunities
to address substance use disorder.
The commission consists of
15 members, including the secretary
of health and human
services; the commissioner of
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with a substance use disorder,
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in mental health and substance
use disorder, a person working
in an established harm reduction
program, an expert in relevant
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and a representative of
local municipal boards of health.
In its work, the Commission will
consider:
• the feasibility of operating
harm reduction sites in which
(A) a person with a substance
use disorder may consume
pre-obtained controlled substances,
(B) medical assistance
by health care professionals is
made immediately available
to a person with a substance
use disorder as necessary to
prevent fatal overdose, and (C)
counseling, referrals to treatment
and other appropriate
services are available on a voluntary
basis;
• the potential public health
and public safety benefits and
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risks of harm reduction sites;
• the potential federal, state
and local legal issues involved
with establishing harm reduction
sites;
• appropriate guidance that
would be necessary and
required for professional
licensure boards and any necessary
changes to the regulations
of such boards;
• existing harm reduction efforts
in the commonwealth
and whether there is potential
for collaboration with
existing public health harm
reduction organizations;
• opportunities to maximize
public health benefits, including
educating persons
utilizing the sites of the risks
of contracting HIV and viral
hepatitis and on proper disposal
of hypodermic needles
and syringes;
• ways to support persons utilizing
the sites who express an
interest in seeking substance
use disorder treatment, including
providing information
on evidence-based treatment
options and direct referral to
treatment providers;
• other harm reduction opportunities,
including but not
limited to, broadening the
availability of narcotic testing
products, including fentanyl
test strips;
• alternatives and recommendations
to broaden the availability
of naloxone without
prescription; and
• other matters deemed appropriate
by the commission.
The Commission will also review
the experiences and results
of other states and countries
that have established supervised
drug consumption sites and other
harm reduction strategies and report
on the impact of those harm
reduction sites and strategies.
The Commission’s findings
and recommendations are due
to the legislature by February 1st,
2019.
Please contact the office of
Representative Roy with any questions
or concerns at (617) 722-2430 or
Jeff.roy@mahouse.gov.
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