An Act to provide more focused care to individuals suffering from mental health and substance related disabilities
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Chapter 19 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 19 the following section:-
(a) In-patient and out-patient mental health service providers in the commonwealth shall provide physically separate accommodations for patients requiring non-substance abuse treatment and patients requiring substance abuse treatment when providing services and care to such patients, to provide more focused care to each group. (b) the department shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.
Chapter 19 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 19 the following section:- Section 19A. (a) In-patient and out-patient mental health service providers in the commonwealth shall provide physically separate accommodations for patients requiring non-substance abuse treatment and patients requiring substance abuse treatment when providing services and care to such patients, to provide more focused care to each group. (b) the department shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.