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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5162
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 441
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. GREEN, 55th Dist.
AN ACT CREATING A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DIVISION OF
STATE POLICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND
ADDICTION SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES
REGARDING CARE OF PEOPLE ADDICTED TO OPIOIDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to create a partnership between 1
the Division of State Police, the Department of Mental Health and 2
Addiction Services and municipal mental health authorities to direct 3
people who are addicted to opioids to appropriate care instead of 4
prison, and to provide funding for such partnership. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To combat opioid abuse and addiction.