OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-5597
AN ACT CONCERNING OPIOIDS.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 9300
File Copy No.: 410
House Calendar No.: 311
Primary Analyst: ES 5/27/21
Contributing Analyst(s): (C)
OFA Fiscal Note
Cost
The amendment requires the Department of Mental Health and
Addiction Services (DMHAS) to establish a pilot program in up to five
communities by January 1, 2022 to provide grants to serve persons with
opioid use disorder. Grants will support at least one peer navigator and
one health care professional authorized to prescribe medications to treat
opioid use disorder. The cost to support each team under the provisions
of the amendment is anticipated to be approximately $225,000 to
$300,000 per community.
The amendment requires DMHAS to report to the Public Health
Committee by January 1, 2023 regarding the success of the pilot
program and recommendations to continue or expand the such program
to other areas of the state.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.