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MA H2535
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Greg Schwartz
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AI Summary
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Creates the Naloxone Purchase Trust Fund to support a universal purchase system for opioid antagonist (naloxone) distribution across Massachusetts healthcare facilities
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Directs opioid antagonists to patients with a history of opioid use, diagnosed opioid use disorder, or those who have experienced an opioid-related overdose
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Eligible distribution sites include acute care hospitals, emergency departments, substance use disorder treatment facilities, and community health centers
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Caps administrative costs for storage and distribution at 10% of total fund expenditures when not covered by federal funding
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Requires annual reporting on fund collections and expenditures to the House and Senate committees on ways and means, public health, and health care financing
Legislative Description
Establishing a Naloxone Purchase Trust fund
Last Action
Accompanied a new draft, see H4730
11/13/2025