Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 17, § 19

(1) provide enhanced care coordination and management, which shall include effective discharge planning that engages and educates the patient and the patient's outpatient medical and psychiatric providers to ensure continuity of care;

(2) provide a discharge plan to each client leaving a licensed substance use disorder treatment program, which shall include recommended follow-up treatment, contact information for certified alcohol and drug free housing pursuant to section 18A, additional resources for substance use disorder treatment, including information on United States Food and Drug Administration-approved medication assisted-treatment and the availability of such treatments in each geographic region of the commonwealth, resources for workforce options, information and links to community and social supports and information on family support services;

(3) provide patient specific treatment that is individualized based on the patient's past history of treatment, medical history, psychiatric history and social history;

(4) facilitate transitions from more intensive to less intensive treatment based on the patient's needs and response to treatment;

(5) upon admission, acquire informed consent from each patient regarding the risk and benefit of all medication assisted treatment options, as well as the risk and benefit of not receiving treatment;

(6) provide information to the patient prior to discharge about the patient’s option to file a voluntary non-opiate directive form pursuant to section 18B of chapter 94C; and

(7) provide regular monitoring of patients' behavior and addressing relapse risks.