DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law
or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 699 Original 2020 Regular Session Dwight
Abstract: Establishes the La. Opioid Restitution Fund for monies received from opioid settlements
and provides for uses of the fund.
Proposed law establishes the La. Opioid Restitution Fund and requires that all monies received by
the state from any opioid settlement be deposited into the fund.
Proposed law requires that the monies in the fund shall be used exclusively for the following
purposes:
(1)Improving access to medications proven to prevent or reverse an overdose.
(2)Supporting behavioral health services providers and referral to treatment services for
hospitals, correctional facilities, and other high-risk populations.
(3)Increasing access to medications that support recovery from substance abuse disorders.
(4)Expanding access to crisis identification and stabilization services and residential treatment
services.
(5)Expanding and establishing safe stations, mobile crisis response systems, and crisis
stabilization centers.
(6)Organizing primary and secondary school education campaigns to prevent opioid use,
including for administrative expenses.
(7)Enforcing the laws regarding opioid prescriptions and sales, including for administrative
expenses.
(8)Research and training for substance use treatment and overdose prevention, including for
administrative expenses.
(9)Supporting and expanding evidence-based interventions for substance use treatment and
overdose prevention.
Proposed law requires the governor to do the following: (1)Develop key goals, objectives, and performance indicators relating to substance use treatment
and prevention efforts.
(2)Consult with stakeholders to identify recommended appropriations from the fund.
(3)Submit an annual report to the legislature that includes an accounting of spending in the
previous fiscal year and a recommendation for appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year.
(Adds R.S. 39:100.41)