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Michigan committee hears support for bill to align methadone clinic rules with federal standards
Summary
The House Health Policy Committee heard testimony supporting Senate Bill 398, which would direct LARA to revise Michigan regulations for opioid treatment programs to expand mobile units, remove a one-year admission history requirement, allow clinically appropriate treatment of minors, and remove punitive administrative discharge rules.
The House Health Policy Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 398, a regulatory modernization measure that would direct the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to revise Michigan rules governing opioid treatment programs, the only facilities that may dispense methadone for opioid use disorder.
A staff member testifying on behalf of Senator Berrino told the committee the bill removes state-level restrictions that exceed federal, evidence-based…
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