Community services boards; access to medication assisted treatment. (SB336)
Introduced By
Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Community services boards; access to medication assisted treatment. Requires every community services board to provide access to medication assisted treatment for substance abuse to all persons for whom such treatment is appropriate by (i) employing a person authorized to provide medication assisted treatment, or (ii) entering into a written agreement for the provision of medication assisted treatment for clients of the community service board with a health care practitioner authorized to provide medication assisted treatment. This bill provides that a community services board may pay all or part of the cost of medication assisted treatment for clients of the board but shall not be required to do so. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101492D |
01/12/2010 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/27/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (SB336) |
01/28/2010 | Continued to 2011 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
12/02/2010 | Left in Education and Health |