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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 458
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 458
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14	19		AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF SUBSTANCE USE
15	20		DISORDER SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO
16	21		INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INCARCERATED.
17	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	23		Assembly convened:
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20	25		Section 1. Section 18-81p of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
21	26		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
22	27		The Commissioner of Correction, in consultation with the 3
23		-	Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Judicial 4
24		-	Department, shall annually review, evaluate and make 5
25		-	recommendations concerning [substance abuse detoxification and 6
26		-	treatment programs for drug-dependent pretrial and sentenced inmates 7
27		-	of correctional facilities and] (1) substance use disorder screening, 8
28		-	diagnostic and treatment services that are available to individuals who 9
29		-	are incarcerated during the entirety of any period of incarceration; (2) 10
30		-	mental health screening, diagnostic and treatment services that are 11
31		-	available to individuals who are incarcerated during the entirety of any 12
32		-	period of incarceration; and (3) the reintegration of such [inmates] 13
33		-	individuals into the community. [The commissioner shall examine 14
34		-	various options for the detoxification and treatment of drug-dependent 15
35		-	inmates including, but not limited to, methadone maintenance 16
36		-	treatment and other therapies or treatments, and the reintegration of 17 Substitute Bill No. 458
	28	+	Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Secretary of 4
	29	+	the Office of Policy and Management and the Judicial Department, shall 5
	30	+	annually review, evaluate and make recommendations concerning 6
	31	+	[substance abuse detoxification and treatment programs for drug-7
	32	+	dependent pretrial and sentenced inmates of correctional facilities and] 8
	33	+	(1) substance use disorder screening, diagnostic and treatment services 9
	34	+	that are available to individuals who are incarcerated during the 10
	35	+	entirety of any period of incarceration; (2) mental health screening, 11
	36	+	diagnostic and treatment services that are available to individuals who 12
	37	+	are incarcerated during the entirety of any period of incarceration; and 13
	38	+	(3) the reintegration of such [inmates] individuals into the community. 14 Raised Bill No. 458
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43		-	drug-dependent inmates into the community upon their release from 18
44		-	incarceration, including the transfer of inmates to community-based 19
45		-	methadone or other therapy or treatment programs. The commissioner 20
46		-	shall report his findings and recommendations and submit a proposal 21
47		-	for detoxification, treatment and reintegration programs including, if 22
48		-	appropriate, the establishment of one or more pilot programs for 23
49		-	methadone maintenance or other therapy or treatment for drug-24
50		-	dependent inmates to the General Assembly not later than February 1, 25
51		-	1998.] On or before January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the 26
52		-	Commissioner of Correction shall report on such review, in accordance 27
53		-	with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of 28
54		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the 29
55		-	judiciary, public health and appropriations and the budgets of state 30
56		-	agencies. 31
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	44	+	[The commissioner shall examine various options for the detoxification 15
	45	+	and treatment of drug-dependent inmates including, but not limited to, 16
	46	+	methadone maintenance treatment and other therapies or treatments, 17
	47	+	and the reintegration of drug-dependent inmates into the community 18
	48	+	upon their release from incarceration, including the transfer of inmates 19
	49	+	to community-based methadone or other therapy or treatment 20
	50	+	programs. The commissioner shall report his findings and 21
	51	+	recommendations and submit a proposal for detoxification, treatment 22
	52	+	and reintegration programs including, if appropriate, the establishment 23
	53	+	of one or more pilot programs for methadone maintenance or other 24
	54	+	therapy or treatment for drug-dependent inmates to the General 25
	55	+	Assembly not later than February 1, 1998.] On or before January 1, 2023, 26
	56	+	and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Correction shall report on 27
	57	+	such review, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the 28
	58	+	joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 29
	59	+	of matters relating to the judiciary, public health and appropriations and 30
	60	+	the budgets of state agencies. 31
57	61		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
58	62		sections:
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60	64		Section 1 from passage 18-81p
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62		-	JUD Joint Favorable Subst.
	66	+	Statement of Purpose:
	67	+	To require the Commissioner of Correction to review, evaluate, and
	68	+	make recommendations on the provision of substance use disorder
	69	+	treatment services and mental health services to individuals who are
	70	+	incarcerated.
	71	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	72	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	73	+	underlined.]
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