HB 20-1017 Summary

• Authorizes correctional facilities, jails, and state department facilities to provide opioid agonists and opioid antagonists to individuals with opioid use disorders, with strong encouragement to maintain treatment throughout incarceration.

• Requires qualified medication administration personnel to administer these medications in accordance with written physician orders and permits facilities to contract with community-based health providers for implementation.

• Establishes "safe stations" at police stations, sheriff's offices, and fire stations where individuals can turn in controlled substances and request treatment assistance without fear of arrest or prosecution for possession.

• Mandates continuity of care procedures for individuals released from custody, including providing post-release resources, substance use provider lists, and Medicaid reenrollment paperwork.

• Authorizes the Office of Behavioral Health to contract with cities and counties to create criminal justice diversion programs connecting law enforcement with behavioral health providers to divert individuals from the criminal justice system.