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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5123
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 417
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. BUCKBEE, 67th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF NECESSARY MEDICAL
TREATMENT FOR DRUG-DEPENDENT PERSONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That: (1) Section 54-36i of the general statutes be amended to provide 1
that moneys remaining in the drug assets forfeiture revolving account 2
at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall 3
remain in the revolving account and be allocated to the Department of 4
Mental Health and Addiction Services for the provision of inpatient 5
treatment services for drug-dependent persons at facilities operated by 6
or under contract with the department; and (2) the general statutes be 7
amended to provide that the Probate Court Administrator shall, within 8
available appropriations, prepare and distribute informational 9
materials that are designed to inform the public of Probate Court 10
procedures that may be of assistance in securing necessary medical 11
treatment for a drug-dependent person. 12
Statement of Purpose:
To combat opioid abuse and addiction.