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IN SB0446
Bill
AI Summary
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Establishes an opioid addiction recovery pilot program for pregnant women and women with newborns seeking recovery from opioid addiction, subject to approval by the Indiana commission to combat drug abuse.
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Requires residential treatment including addiction treatment, medication-assisted treatment with FDA-approved long-acting nonaddictive medications, counseling, life skills classes, and parenting skills classes.
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Mandates ongoing home visitation services following discharge from the residential care facility, including continued addiction treatment, life skills education, parenting skills education, and counseling.
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Requires three residential care facilities located in Marion County, Winchester, and southern Indiana, administered by the state department of health.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Residential substance abuse treatment. Establishes, subject to the approval of the Indiana commission to combat drug abuse (commission), an opioid addiction recovery pilot program (program) to assist pregnant women and women with newborns, with an opioid addiction by providing treatment in a residential care facility and home visitation services following discharge from the residential care facility. Provides that the program is administered by the department of health. Provides that the program shall include three facilities and that medication assisted treatment may be used when appropriate.
Last Action
Public Law 174
4/25/2017