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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 458
February Session, 2022
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INCARCERATED.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 18-81p of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
The Commissioner of Correction, in consultation with the 3
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Secretary of 4
the Office of Policy and Management and the Judicial Department, shall 5
annually review, evaluate and make recommendations concerning 6
[substance abuse detoxification and treatment programs for drug-7
dependent pretrial and sentenced inmates of correctional facilities and] 8
(1) substance use disorder screening, diagnostic and treatment services 9
that are available to individuals who are incarcerated during the 10
entirety of any period of incarceration; (2) mental health screening, 11
diagnostic and treatment services that are available to individuals who 12
are incarcerated during the entirety of any period of incarceration; and 13
(3) the reintegration of such [inmates] individuals into the community. 14 Raised Bill No. 458
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[The commissioner shall examine various options for the detoxification 15
and treatment of drug-dependent inmates including, but not limited to, 16
methadone maintenance treatment and other therapies or treatments, 17
and the reintegration of drug-dependent inmates into the community 18
upon their release from incarceration, including the transfer of inmates 19
to community-based methadone or other therapy or treatment 20
programs. The commissioner shall report his findings and 21
recommendations and submit a proposal for detoxification, treatment 22
and reintegration programs including, if appropriate, the establishment 23
of one or more pilot programs for methadone maintenance or other 24
therapy or treatment for drug-dependent inmates to the General 25
Assembly not later than February 1, 1998.] On or before January 1, 2023, 26
and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Correction shall report on 27
such review, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the 28
joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 29
of matters relating to the judiciary, public health and appropriations and 30
the budgets of state agencies. 31
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 18-81p
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Correction to review, evaluate, and
make recommendations on the provision of substance use disorder
treatment services and mental health services to individuals who are
incarcerated.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]