An Act relative to overdose mapping

This bill requires emergency responders, law enforcement, and coroners in Massachusetts to record and submit the locations of fatal and nonfatal opiate overdoses to the state department. The data collected will be used to create a public website that maps where these overdoses occur, allowing communities to identify high-risk areas. To protect privacy, the law explicitly forbids the public release of any information that could identify specific individuals, such as names or home addresses. The new mapping system must comply with federal privacy regulations regarding health information, and the database will be updated monthly with new reports.