An Act to prevent unwanted opioid prescriptions

This bill amends Massachusetts law to impose a civil penalty of up to $100,000 on healthcare providers who knowingly ignore a patient's voluntary request to avoid receiving opioid prescriptions. The measure directly affects medical practitioners and the Attorney General, who is authorized to enforce these penalties. It requires doctors and other prescribers to honor a specific form where patients explicitly state they do not want opioid medication. The legislation aims to strengthen patient autonomy by creating financial consequences for failing to respect these non-opiate directives.