MMS Testimony

MMS officers frequently offer testimony and/or legal perspectives to state and federal officials on issues relevant to Massachusetts physicians and their patients.

• MMS Comments in Opposition to HHS’s Proposed Rule on Conscience Rights in Health Care March 23, 2018

• Comments on Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Draft Regulations February 15, 2018

• Testimony Relative to “An Act Relative to Combatting Addiction, Accessing Treatment, Reducing Prescriptions, And Enhancing Prevention (CARE)” January 16, 2018

• MMS Testimony on Governor Baker’s Opioid Legislation (The CARE Act) January 16, 2018

• Testimony in Support of An Act Relative to Ensuring Transparency of Health Plan Formularies December 14, 2017

• Testimony in Support of An Act to Allow Patient Choice to Promote Prescription Safety December 14, 2017

• Testimony in Opposition to “An Act Relative to Prescription Monitoring Program Enforcement Regulations” December 5, 2017

• Testimony in Opposition to “An Act Relative to Electronic Prescribing of Opiates And Other Controlled Substances” December 5, 2017

• Testimony in Support Of H.2446, An Act Relative to Maintenance of Certification, Before the Special Senate Committee on Public Health November 7, 2017

• Testimony in Opposition To An Act Relative to The Practice of Athletic Training Committee on Public Health November 7, 2017

• Testimony in Opposition to An Act Relative to Drug Overdose Deaths Before the Joint Committee on Public Health November 7, 2017

• Testimony in Opposition to H.1169, H.1174, and H.2463 Before the Joint Committee on Public Health November 7, 2017