Committee extends non-opiate access policy to Department of Correction inmates
Senate Bill 17-90 would extend previous reforms to ensure FDA-approved non-opiate medications are as available and accessible as opiates for inmates under the Department of Correction. The sponsor said the measure aligns utilization-management practices across state health programs; it was passed to judiciary with unanimous ayes.
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Chairman Reeves explained SB 17-90 as an extension of prior bills that made non-opiate medications more accessible, saying the bill "ensures that FDA approved nonopiates are as available and accessible as opiates" for inmates receiving care under T DOC authority. He emphasized the bill does not dictate clinical prescriptions but adjusts utilization-management practices to reduce barriers to non-opiate treatments.
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