General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6974
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1987
*01987*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MCGEE, 5th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6974
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1987
*01987*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MCGEE, 5th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING OPIOID TREATMENT AND PREVENTION EFFORTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) require any state agency that receives federal funding to combat the opioid abuse epidemic, including, but not limited to, the development of any programming concerning the treatment and prevention of opioid abuse or educating the community regarding such epidemic, to direct a portion of such funding to the urban communities in the state, and (2) streamline opioid abuse treatment and prevention programs across state agencies to improve the efficacy, reduce the cost and, where practical, increase the availability of such programs, particularly in urban areas.
Statement of Purpose:
To direct federal funding for opioid abuse treatment and prevention programming to urban communities and streamline opioid abuse treatment and prevention programming across state agencies.