An Act relative to treatment for substance use disorder

This bill modifies state law to allow hospital physicians to temporarily restrain and initiate a 3-day treatment period for patients who have recently had a substance use evaluation (within seven days) and then return with an opiate overdose or after receiving naloxone. The treatment must occur at a facility authorized by the Department of Public Health or Department of Mental Health. It specifically applies to individuals with opiate-related incidents meeting these criteria, requiring the evaluation to have occurred within the prior week. The provision aims to streamline immediate access to care for those experiencing acute opiate-related emergencies.