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Committee advances bill to screen incarcerated people for substance use disorder, aiming to support Medicaid waiver goals
Summary
SB 115 would require standardized screening for substance use disorder in state correctional facilities and county jails, and reporting of that data. The committee favorably recommended the bill unanimously; sponsors said the requirement supports Medicaid 1115 waiver objectives and planning for treatment services.
The committee unanimously recommended Senate Bill 115, a measure requiring standardized screening for substance use disorder for people held in state correctional facilities and county jails and requiring reporting of aggregated assessment data.
Senator Plumb, sponsor of the bill, said the measure is intended to identify the scale of…
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