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Senate adopts amendment to Senate File 74 linking second 'immunity' to completion of treatment
Summary
Lawmakers adopted an amendment to Senate File 74 that requires individuals to complete treatment to be eligible for a second immunity provision in drug-overdose reporting legislation; payment and program access questions were raised.
The Senate adopted a second-reading amendment to Senate File 74 that conditions a second applicable immunity for drug-overdose reporting on completion of a treatment program.
Senator Crago, sponsor of the amendment, said the change was a compromise to address concerns about multiple “free passes” in the underlying bill and to encourage treatment. “In order to get the 2nd free pass or the 2nd applicable immunity provision, you actually have to undergo treatment,”…
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