Senate Enrolled Act 499 - Summary

• Establishes a 3-year opioid treatment pilot program administered by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction in Tippecanoe, Marion, and Wayne counties, effective July 1, 2017, expiring December 31, 2020.

• Provides inpatient, residential, and outpatient opioid treatment services including opioid reversal medication, addiction counseling, detoxification, and medication-assisted treatment for individuals at least 18 years old with opioid use disorder who are not charged with felonies or misdemeanors.

• Requires certified treatment providers to conduct behavioral health assessments, provide treatment services, periodically review treatment plans, and offer reintegration services including case management, vocational services, housing assistance, and community support.

• Mandates the division report outcomes to the legislative council by November 1, 2020, including patient numbers, service types, improvement rates, abstinence transitions, relapse rates, and program recommendations.

• Grants priority enrollment in forensic diversion, pretrial diversion, or drug court programs to persons charged with or convicted of schedule I or II drug possession who received overdose intervention drugs, unless no appropriate program is available, the person is ineligible, or placement is inappropriate due to criminal history.