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Panel approves bill letting qualified midlevel prescribers give buprenorphine in correctional settings under limits
Summary
House Bill 1239 would permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants employed by or contracting with correctional facilities to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder under defined supervision and dosing limits; committee advanced the bill 7-0.
House Bill 1239, introduced by Representative Hilton Haynes, would allow certain midlevel practitioners working for state correctional facilities or county and municipal jails to prescribe buprenorphine products for treatment of opioid use disorder to patients treated through the facility, subject to supervision, chart‑review and dosing limits. The subcommittee voted 7-0 to advance the bill to the full Health Committee.
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