An Act to ensure safe medication administration

This bill amends Massachusetts law to strictly limit the administration of controlled substances to licensed medical professionals, such as doctors and nurses, or their supervised students. It explicitly clarifies that this restriction does not prevent individuals from self-administering their own medication, using emergency epinephrine pens, or having their domestic partners or family members administer drugs to them in specific situations. The legislation also defines self-administration as a process where a capable patient can supervise an unlicensed person in giving them their prescribed medication. Ultimately, the bill aims to establish clear boundaries for who can legally handle controlled substances while preserving existing exceptions for personal and emergency use.