Creates and provides for the Task Force on Opioid Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the use of scrambler therapy as an opioid alternative for the treatment of pain.
Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to issue regulations to allow the establishment of new opioid treatment programs and methadone dosing sites
Urges the office of behavioral health to ensure access to substance use disorder treatment in central La. pursuant to the impending closure of four residential treatment facilities in the Pineville area
Commends Reece Middleton for his outstanding service and accomplishments in the field of gambling addiction treatment management
Requests the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to report on the number of advanced practice registered nurses and the number of physician assistants that provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in Louisiana.
Expresses support for the Huey P. Long Medical Center, the Central La. State Hospital, the Red River Treatment Center, and the Pinecrest Supports and Services Center and urges and requests that these facilities remain open, public, and viable
Authorizes the use of medical marijuana in Louisiana