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	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6834
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6		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6834
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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13	19		AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
14	20		AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
15	21		VARIOUS REVISIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
16	22		SERVICES STATUTES.
17	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	24		Assembly convened:
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20	26		Section 1. Subparagraph (D) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of 1
21	27		section 54-56q of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
22	28		substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 3
23	29		(D) If the court finds that a person is indigent and unable to pay for 4
24	30		the substance use treatment component of the program, the court may 5
25	31		waive all or any portion of the program fee for that component and the 6
26	32		costs of such treatment, provided that such person participates in such 7
27	33		treatment at a substance use treatment provider licensed by and located 8
28	34		in this state. If such person has health insurance coverage through 9
29	35		private health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid, any eligible costs 10
30		-	waived under this subparagraph shall be paid by such insurance for any 11
31		-	covered benefit. Any costs waived under this subparagraph that are not 12
32		-	covered by such person's private health insurance, Medicare or 13
33		-	Medicaid, including, but not limited to, any copay, coinsurance, 14
34		-	deductible or other out-of-pocket expense attributable to such person's 15
35		-	private insurance, Medicare or Medicaid, shall be paid by the 16 Substitute Bill No. 6834
	36	+	waived under this subparagraph shall be paid by such insurance. Any 11
	37	+	costs waived under this subparagraph that are not covered by such 12
	38	+	person's private health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid, including, but 13
	39	+	not limited to, any copay, coinsurance, deductible or other out-of-pocket 14
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	46	+	expense attributable to such person's private insurance, Medicare or 15
	47	+	Medicaid, shall be paid by the Department of Mental Health and 16
	48	+	Addiction Services. 17
41	49		Sec. 2. Subparagraph (D) of subdivision (3) of subsection (f) of section 18
42	50		54-56r of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted 19
43	51		in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 20
44	52		(D) If the court finds that a person is indigent and unable to pay for 21
45	53		the substance use treatment component of the program, the court may 22
46	54		waive all or any portion of the program fee for that component and the 23
47	55		costs of such treatment, provided that such person participates in such 24
48	56		treatment at a substance use treatment provider licensed by and located 25
49	57		in this state. If such person has health insurance coverage through 26
50	58		private health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid, any eligible costs 27
51		-	waived under this subparagraph shall be paid by such insurance ~~for~~ any 28
52		-	~~covered benefit. Any~~ costs waived under this subparagraph that are not 29
53		-	~~covered by such~~ person's private health insurance, Medicare or 30
54		-	~~Medicaid, including, but~~ not limited to, any copay, coinsurance, 31
55		-	~~deductible or other out-of-pocket~~ expense attributable to such person's 32
56		-	~~private insurance, Medicare or~~ Medicaid, shall be paid by the 33
57		-	~~Department of Mental Health and~~ Addiction Services. 34
	59	+	waived under this subparagraph shall be paid by such insurance. Any 28
	60	+	costs waived under this subparagraph that are not covered by such 29
	61	+	person's private health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid, including, but 30
	62	+	not limited to, any copay, coinsurance, deductible or other out-of-pocket 31
	63	+	expense attributable to such person's private insurance, Medicare or 32
	64	+	Medicaid, shall be paid by the Department of Mental Health and 33
	65	+	Addiction Services. 34
58	66		Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 17a-450 of the general statutes is 35
59	67		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 36
60	68		1, 2025): 37
61	69		(b) For the purposes of chapter 48, the Department of Mental Health 38
62	70		and Addiction Services shall be organized to promote comprehensive, 39
63	71		client-based services in the areas of mental health treatment and 40
64	72		substance [abuse] use treatment and to ensure the programmatic 41
65	73		integrity and clinical identity of services in each area. The department 42
66	74		shall perform the functions of: Centralized administration, planning 43
67	75		and program development; prevention and treatment programs and 44
68	76		facilities, both inpatient and outpatient, for persons with psychiatric 45
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69	83		disabilities or persons with substance use disorders, or both; community 46
70	84		mental health centers and community or regional programs and 47
71		-	facilities providing services for persons with psychiatric disabilities or 48 Substitute Bill No. 6834
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	85	+	facilities providing services for persons with psychiatric disabilities or 48
76	86		persons with substance use disorders, or both; training and education; 49
77	87		and research and evaluation of programs and facilities providing 50
78	88		services for persons with psychiatric disabilities or persons with 51
79	89		substance use disorders, or both. The department shall include, but not 52
80	90		be limited to, the following divisions and facilities or their successor 53
81	91		facilities: The office of the Commissioner of Mental Health and 54
82	92		Addiction Services; Capitol Region Mental Health Center; Connecticut 55
83	93		Valley Hospital, including the Addictions Division and the General 56
84	94		Psychiatric Division of Connecticut Valley Hospital; the Whiting 57
85	95		Forensic Hospital; the Connecticut Mental Health Center; Ribicoff 58
86	96		Research Center; the Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System, 59
87	97		including the Franklin S. DuBois Center and the Greater Bridgeport 60
88	98		Community Mental Health Center; the Southeastern Mental Health 61
89	99		Authority; River Valley Services; the Western Connecticut Mental 62
90	100		Health Network; and any other state-operated facility for the treatment 63
91	101		of persons with psychiatric disabilities or persons with substance use 64
92	102		disorders, or both, but shall not include those portions of such facilities 65
93	103		transferred to the Department of Children and Families for the purpose 66
94	104		of consolidation of children's services. All department divisions and 67
95	105		facilities shall provide their patient records to the electronic health 68
96	106		record system established pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (c) 69
97	107		of this section. Disclosures of patient information from the electronic 70
98	108		health record system outside of the department shall be in accordance 71
99	109		with applicable federal and state law. 72
100	110		Sec. 4. Subsection (d) of section 17a-450 of the general statutes is 73
101	111		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 74
102	112		1, 2025): 75
103	113		(d) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is 76
104	114		designated as the lead state agency for substance [abuse] use prevention 77
105	115		and treatment in this state, and as such is designated as the state 78
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106	122		methadone authority. As the designated state methadone authority, the 79
107	123		department is authorized by the federal Center for Substance Abuse 80
108	124		Treatment of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 81
109		-	Administration within the United States Department of Health and 82 Substitute Bill No. 6834
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	125	+	Administration within the United States Department of Health and 82
114	126		Human Services to exercise responsibility and authority for the 83
115	127		treatment of opiate addiction with an opioid medication, and 84
116	128		specifically for: (1) Approval of exceptions to federal opioid treatment 85
117	129		protocols in accordance with the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 86
118	130		(2) monitoring all opioid treatment programs in the state, and (3) 87
119	131		approval of Center for Substance Abuse Treatment certification of all 88
120	132		opioid treatment programs in the state. The Commissioner of Mental 89
121	133		Health and Addiction Services may adopt regulations in accordance 90
122	134		with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of this subsection. 91
123	135		Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 17a-451 of the general statutes is 92
124	136		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 93
125	137		1, 2025): 94
126	138		(a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall 95
127	139		be a qualified person with a master's degree or higher in a health-related 96
128	140		field and at least ten years' experience in hospital, health, mental health 97
129	141		or substance [abuse] use administration. 98
130	142		Sec. 6. Section 17a-464 of the general statutes is repealed and the 99
131	143		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 100
132	144		The Ribicoff Research Center is established and shall be operated by 101
133	145		the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services as a facility 102
134	146		with state-wide responsibility for research in mental health or substance 103
135	147		[abuse] use, or both, to include, but not be limited to, the following 104
136	148		areas: Neurochemistry, neurophysiology, clinical behavior and clinical 105
137	149		evaluation. 106
138	150		Sec. 7. Section 17a-484c of the general statutes is repealed and the 107
139	151		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 108
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140	158		Any licensed residential treatment facility that provides adult mental 109
141	159		health or substance [abuse] use treatment services, or both, and receives 110
142	160		state funds for the provision of such services shall prepare a discharge 111
143	161		plan, including housing referrals, for each client receiving such services 112
144		-	prior to such client's release from such residential treatment facility. The 113 Substitute Bill No. 6834
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	162	+	prior to such client's release from such residential treatment facility. The 113
149	163		Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may adopt 114
150	164		regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the provisions 115
151	165		of this section. 116
152	166		Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 17a-484f of the general statutes is 117
153	167		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 118
154	168		1, 2025): 119
155	169		(b) The duties of each regional behavioral health action organization, 120
156	170		within its mental health region, shall include, but need not be limited to: 121
157	171		(1) Assessing the behavioral health needs of children, adolescents and 122
158	172		adults across the region and engaging with stakeholders to identify 123
159	173		needs, problems, barriers and gaps in the behavioral health service 124
160	174		continuum, (2) enhancing the capacity of local communities to 125
161	175		understand and address problem gambling, (3) raising awareness and 126
162	176		advocating for the general public for mental health promotion and 127
163	177		substance [abuse] use prevention, treatment and recovery, (4) receiving 128
164	178		and expanding federal, state and local funds and leveraging funds to 129
165	179		support behavioral health promotion, prevention, treatment and 130
166	180		recovery activities, (5) serving on local, regional and state advisory and 131
167	181		planning bodies, (6) within available appropriations, providing training 132
168	182		in the administration of an opioid antagonist, as defined in section 17a-133
169	183		714a, and distributing supplies of opioid antagonists to communities, 134
170	184		(7) reporting community needs, program review findings and 135
171	185		conclusions annually to the relevant local, regional and state 136
172	186		stakeholders with recommendations for the establishment, modification 137
173	187		or expansion of behavioral health services within the mental health 138
174	188		region, and (8) serving as the regional partner responsible for 139
175	189		coordinating and aligning federal, state, regional and local behavioral 140
176	190		health initiatives. 141
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177	197		Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 17a-485i of the general statutes is 142
178	198		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 143
179	199		1, 2025): 144
180		-	(a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall, 145 Substitute Bill No. 6834
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	200	+	(a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall, 145
185	201		within available appropriations, operate a behavioral health recovery 146
186	202		program to provide clinical substance [abuse] use treatment, psychiatric 147
187	203		treatment and nonclinical recovery support services, which are not 148
188	204		covered under the Medicaid program, for individuals with substance 149
189	205		use disorders or psychiatric disabilities who are eligible for Medicaid 150
190	206		pursuant to Sections 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) and 1902(k)(2) of the Social 151
191	207		Security Act. Services provided under the program may include, but 152
192	208		shall not be limited to, residential substance [abuse] use treatment, 153
193	209		recovery support services, peer supports, housing assistance, 154
194	210		transportation, food, clothing and personal care items. The Department 155
195	211		of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall be responsible for all 156
196	212		services and payments related to the provision of the behavioral health 157
197	213		recovery support services for eligible recipients. 158
198	214		Sec. 10. Section 17a-667 of the general statutes is repealed and the 159
199	215		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 160
200	216		(a) There is established a Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Policy 161
201	217		Council which shall be within the Department of Mental Health and 162
202	218		Addiction Services. 163
203	219		(b) The council shall consist of the following members: (1) The 164
204	220		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's 165
205	221		designee; (2) the Commissioners of Children and Families, Consumer 166
206	222		Protection, Correction, Education, Mental Health and Addiction 167
207	223		Services, Public Health, Emergency Services and Public Protection, 168
208	224		Aging and Disability Services and Social Services, and the Insurance 169
209	225		Commissioner, or their designees; (3) the Chief Court Administrator, or 170
210	226		the Chief Court Administrator's designee; (4) the chairperson of the 171
211	227		Board of Regents for Higher Education, or the chairperson's designee; 172
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212	234		(5) the president of The University of Connecticut, or the president's 173
213	235		designee; (6) the Chief State's Attorney, or the Chief State's Attorney's 174
214	236		designee; (7) the Chief Public Defender, or the Chief Public Defender's 175
215	237		designee; (8) the Child Advocate, or the Child Advocate's designee; and 176
216	238		(9) the cochairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing 177
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	239	+	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 178
222	240		relating to public health, criminal justice and appropriations, or their 179
223	241		designees. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services 180
224	242		and the Commissioner of Children and Families shall be cochairpersons 181
225	243		of the council and may jointly appoint up to seven individuals to the 182
226	244		council as follows: (A) Two individuals in recovery from a substance use 183
227	245		disorder or representing an advocacy group for individuals with a 184
228	246		substance use disorder; (B) a provider of community-based substance 185
229	247		[abuse] use services for adults; (C) a provider of community-based 186
230	248		substance [abuse] use services for adolescents; (D) an addiction 187
231	249		medicine physician; (E) a family member of an individual in recovery 188
232	250		from a substance use disorder; and (F) an emergency medicine 189
233	251		physician currently practicing in a Connecticut hospital. The 190
234	252		cochairpersons of the council may establish subcommittees and 191
235	253		working groups and may appoint individuals other than members of 192
236	254		the council to serve as members of the subcommittees or working 193
237	255		groups. Such individuals may include, but need not be limited to: (i) 194
238	256		Licensed alcohol and drug counselors; (ii) pharmacists; (iii) municipal 195
239	257		police chiefs; (iv) emergency medical services personnel; and (v) 196
240	258		representatives of organizations that provide education, prevention, 197
241	259		intervention, referrals, rehabilitation or support services to individuals 198
242	260		with substance use disorder or chemical dependency. 199
243	261		(c) The council shall review policies and practices of state agencies 200
244	262		and the Judicial Department concerning substance [abuse] use 201
245	263		treatment programs, substance [abuse] use prevention services, the 202
246	264		referral of persons to such programs and services, and criminal justice 203
247	265		sanctions and programs and shall develop and coordinate a state-wide, 204
248	266		interagency, integrated plan for such programs and services and 205
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249	273		criminal sanctions. 206
250	274		(d) Such plan shall be amended not later than January 1, 2017, to 207
251	275		contain measurable goals, including, but not limited to, a goal for a 208
252	276		reduction in the number of opioid-induced deaths in the state. 209
253	277		Sec. 11. Subsection (e) of section 17a-667a of the general statutes is 210
254		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 211 Substitute Bill No. 6834
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	278	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 211
259	279		1, 2025): 212
260	280		(e) The Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Policy Council shall convene 213
261	281		a working group to study substance [abuse] use treatment referral 214
262	282		programs that have been established by municipal police departments 215
263	283		to refer persons with an opioid use disorder or seeking recovery from 216
264	284		drug addiction to substance [abuse] use treatment facilities. The 217
265	285		working group shall (1) examine such referral programs, (2) identify any 218
266	286		barriers faced by such referral programs, and (3) determine the 219
267	287		feasibility of implementing such programs on a state-wide basis. Not 220
268	288		later than February 1, 2018, the council shall report, in accordance with 221
269	289		the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 222
270	290		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 223
271	291		health and public safety and security regarding the findings of the 224
272	292		working group. 225
273	293		Sec. 12. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 17a-674d of the general 226
274	294		statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 227
275	295		(Effective from passage): 228
276	296		(a) There is established an Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee to 229
277	297		ensure (1) that proceeds received by the state pursuant to section 17a-230
278	298		674c are allocated and spent on substance use disorder abatement 231
279	299		infrastructure, programs, services, supports and resources for 232
280	300		prevention, treatment, recovery and harm reduction, and (2) robust 233
281	301		public involvement, accountability and transparency in allocating and 234
282	302		accounting for the moneys in the fund. 235
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283	309		(b) The committee shall consist of the following members: 236
284	310		(1) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 237
285	311		secretary's designee; 238
286	312		(2) The Attorney General, or the Attorney General's designee; 239
287	313		(3) The Commissioners of Children and Families, Mental Health and 240
288		-	Addiction Services and Public Health, or said commissioners' designees, 241 Substitute Bill No. 6834
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	314	+	Addiction Services and Public Health, or said commissioners' designees, 241
293	315		who shall serve as ex-officio members; 242
294	316		(4) The president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House 243
295	317		of Representatives, the majority leaders of the Senate and House of 244
296	318		Representatives, the minority leaders of the Senate and House of 245
297	319		Representatives, the Senate and House chairpersons and ranking 246
298	320		members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 247
299	321		having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets 248
300	322		of state agencies and public health, or their designees, provided such 249
301	323		persons have experience living with a substance use disorder or are the 250
302	324		family member of a person who has experience living with a substance 251
303	325		use disorder; 252
304	326		(5) [Twenty-three] Twenty-five individuals representing 253
305	327		municipalities, who shall be appointed by the Governor; 254
306	328		(6) The executive director of the Commission on Racial Equity in 255
307	329		Public Health, or a representative of the commission designated by the 256
308	330		executive director; and 257
309	331		(7) Eight individuals appointed by the commissioner as follows: (A) 258
310	332		A provider of community-based substance use treatment services for 259
311	333		adults, who shall be a nonvoting member; (B) a provider of community-260
312	334		based substance use treatment services for adolescents, who shall be a 261
313	335		nonvoting member; (C) an addiction medicine licensed health care 262
314	336		professional with prescribing ability, who shall be a nonvoting member; 263
315	337		(D) three individuals with experience living with a substance use 264
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316	344		disorder or family members of an individual with experience living 265
317	345		with a substance use disorder; and (E) two individuals with experience 266
318	346		supporting infants and children affected by the opioid crisis. 267
319	347		Sec. 13. Subsection (c) of section 19a-906 of the general statutes is 268
320	348		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 269
321	349		passage): 270
322	350		(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or title 20, no 271
323		-	telehealth provider shall prescribe any schedule I, II or III controlled 272 Substitute Bill No. 6834
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	351	+	telehealth provider shall prescribe any schedule I, II or III controlled 272
328	352		substance through the use of telehealth, except a schedule II or III 273
329	353		controlled substance [other than an opioid drug, as defined in section 274
330	354		20-14o,] used (1) as part of medication-assisted treatment, or (2) for the 275
331	355		treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities or substance use 276
332	356		disorders, as defined in section 17a-458, provided such prescription is 277
333	357		provided in a manner fully consistent with the Ryan Haight Online 278
334	358		Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, 21 USC 829(e), as amended from 279
335	359		time to time. [, for the treatment of a person with a psychiatric disability 280
336	360		or substance use disorder, as defined in section 17a-458, including, but 281
337	361		not limited to, medication-assisted treatment.] A telehealth provider 282
338	362		using telehealth to prescribe a schedule II or III controlled substance 283
339	363		pursuant to this subsection shall electronically submit the prescription 284
340	364		pursuant to section 21a-249. 285
341	365		Sec. 14. Subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 17a-674h of the 286
342	366		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 287
343	367		thereof (Effective from passage): 288
344	368		(4) "Opioid drug" has the same meaning as provided in [42 CFR 8.2, 289
345	369		as amended from time to time] section 20-14o, as amended by this act; 290
346	370		Sec. 15. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 20-14o of the 291
347	371		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 292
348	372		thereof (Effective from passage): 293
349		-	(1) "Opioid drug" [has the same meaning as provided in 42 CFR 8.2] 294
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350	380		means "opioid", as defined in 21 USC 802, as amended from time to time; 295
351	381		Sec. 16. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 20-14r of the 296
352	382		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 297
353	383		thereof (Effective from passage): 298
354	384		(1) "Opioid drug" has the same meaning as provided in [42 CFR 8.2, 299
355	385		as amended from time to time] section 20-14o, as amended by this act; 300
356	386		Sec. 17. Subsection (a) of section 20-633d of the general statutes is 301
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362	388		passage): 303
363	389		(a) A prescribing practitioner, as defined in section 20-14c, who is 304
364	390		authorized to prescribe an opioid antagonist, as defined in section 17a-305
365	391		714a, and a pharmacy may enter into an agreement for a medical 306
366	392		protocol standing order at such pharmacy allowing a pharmacist 307
367	393		licensed under part II of this chapter to dispense an opioid antagonist 308
368	394		that is (1) administered by an intranasal application delivery system or 309
369	395		an auto-injection delivery system, (2) approved by the federal Food and 310
370	396		Drug Administration, and (3) dispensed to any person at risk of 311
371	397		experiencing an overdose of an opioid drug, as defined in [42 CFR 8.2] 312
372	398		section 20-14o, as amended by this act, or to a family member, friend or 313
373	399		other person in a position to assist a person at risk of experiencing an 314
374	400		overdose of an opioid drug. 315
375	401		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
376	402		sections:
377	403
378	404		Section 1 July 1, 2025 54-56q(e)(2)(D)
379	405		Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 54-56r(f)(3)(D)
380	406		Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 17a-450(b)
381	407		Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 17a-450(d)
382	408		Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 17a-451(a)
383	409		Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 17a-464
384	410		Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 17a-484c
385	411		Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 17a-484f(b)
	412	+	Raised Bill No. 6834
	413	+
	414	+
	415	+
	416	+	LCO No. 3872 12 of 12
	417	+
386	418		Sec. 9 October 1, 2025 17a-485i(a)
387	419		Sec. 10 October 1, 2025 17a-667
388	420		Sec. 11 October 1, 2025 17a-667a(e)
389	421		Sec. 12 from passage 17a-674d(a) and (b)
390	422		Sec. 13 from passage 19a-906(c)
391	423		Sec. 14 from passage 17a-674h(a)(4)
392	424		Sec. 15 from passage 20-14o(a)(1)
393	425		Sec. 16 from passage 20-14r(a)(1)
394	426		Sec. 17 from passage 20-633d(a)
395	427
396		-	PH Joint Favorable Subst.
	428	+	Statement of Purpose:
	429	+	To implement the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services'
	430	+	recommendations regarding various revisions to mental health and
	431	+	addiction services statutes.
	432	+
	433	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	434	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	435	+	underlined.]
397	436