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Committee weighs licensure for outpatient substance‑use clinics; sponsors and providers say oversight would protect vulnerable patients
Summary
An amended version of HB 751 would require state licensure for outpatient substance‑use treatment programs and create an ombudsman position to field complaints, sponsors told the House Health and Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee.
Representative Mark McLean told the House Health and Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee HB 751 would create a licensure requirement for outpatient substance‑use treatment programs and an ombudsman to receive and investigate complaints. McLean said the measure grew from requests from municipal officials and providers who flagged predatory behavior in some treatment programs and the state’s limited visibility over many outpatient providers.
The Department of Health and Human Services told the committee it already licenses residential substance‑use facilities and that integrating outpatient program licensure into existing healthcare…
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