An Act relative to the prescription monitoring program

This bill amends Massachusetts laws to allow the prescription monitoring program to include records of opioid maintenance treatment, provided patient privacy rules are followed. It requires opioid treatment facilities to present patients with a consent form explaining that sharing their treatment data with the program is voluntary but encouraged to help doctors coordinate care. Licensed healthcare providers would then be able to see if a patient is already in an opioid maintenance program before prescribing other opioid medications. The changes aim to improve safety and service coordination while ensuring patients maintain control over their personal health information.