Massachusetts H3601 mandates public reporting of fatal and nonfatal opiate overdose locations.

Massachusetts H3601 requires emergency medical service providers, emergency departments, state and local law enforcement agencies, sheriffs’ offices, fire departments, and coroners to record and submit the location data of fatal and nonfatal opiate overdoses to a public database website. The website will maintain a public electronic record of these locations based on the data collected. The collection, storage, and release of location data must comply with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Massachusetts H3601 mandates public reporting of fatal and nonfatal opiate overdose locations.

Massachusetts H3601 requires emergency medical service providers, emergency departments, state and local law enforcement agencies, sheriffs’ offices, fire departments, and coroners to record and submit the location data of fatal and nonfatal opiate overdoses to a public database website. The website will maintain a public electronic record of these locations based on the data collected. The collection, storage, and release of location data must comply with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.