Legislation
- Title
- Public Health - Correctional Services - Opioid Use Disorder Examinations and Treatment
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Barron, Sydnor, and Pena-Melnyk
- Status
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 532
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Requiring local correctional facilities to conduct an assessment of the mental health and substance use status of each inmate using evidence-based screenings and assessments to determine if a certain diagnosis is appropriate and if medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction is appropriate; requiring each local correctional facility to make available at least one formulation of each FDA-approved full opioid agonist, partial opioid agonist, and long-acting opioid antagonist used for the treatment of opioid use disorders; etc.
Committees
- Opposite:
- Finance
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9-603, 9-603.1 )
Last Updated: 2/3/2020 2:29 PM