General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5906
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1859
*01859*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. RYAN, 139th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5906
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1859
*01859*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. RYAN, 139th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR OPIOID ADDICTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to allow (1) primary health care providers to provide methadone treatment to patients in office settings, and (2) qualified nurse practitioners to prescribe drugs other than methadone to treat opioid addiction.
Statement of Purpose:
To improve access to treatment for opioid addiction.