Substitute House Bill No. 7217
Public Act No. 19-167
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E RELEASE OF INMATES SUFFERING
FROM OPIOID USE DISO RDER AND REPEALING O BSOLETE
DEPARTMENT OF CORREC TION STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) Not later than forty-five
days before the scheduled release of an inmate from the custody of the
Commissioner of Correction, including release subject to parole or
supervised community setting, the commissioner shall provide each
inmate who identifies himself or herself as suffering from opioid use
disorder or relapsing into an opioid use disorder, information
regarding opioid use disorder treatment options, including
information on how to access such options after being released into the
community.
Sec. 2. Sections 18-10a, 18-14a and 18-81s of the general statutes are
repealed. (Effective from passage)