Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4284 Compare Versions

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1	1	By: Holland H.B. No. 4284
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to the creation of the opioid abatement account.
7	7	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	8	SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 403, Government Code, is
9	9	amended by adding Section 403.1044 to read as follows:
10	10	Sec. 403.1044. OPIOID ABATEMENT ACCOUNT. (a) The opioid
11	11	abatement account is a dedicated account in the general revenue
12	12	fund.
13	13	(b) The account is composed of:
14	14	(1) money received by the state from any source
15	15	resulting directly or indirectly from an action by the state
16	16	against an opioid manufacturer, an opioid distributor, or another
17	17	person in the opioid industry relating to a violation of state or
18	18	federal law on the manufacture, marketing, distribution, or sale of
19	19	opioids;
20	20	(2) money appropriated or transferred to the account
21	21	by the legislature;
22	22	(3) gifts and grants contributed to the account; and
23	23	(4) earnings on the principal of the account.
24	24	(c) Money in the account may be appropriated only to a state
25	25	agency for the abatement of opioid-related harms.
26	26	(d) A state agency may use money appropriated to the agency
27	27	from the account only to:
28	28	(1) prevent opioid use disorder through
29	29	evidence-based education and prevention, such as school-based
30	30	prevention, early intervention, or health care services or programs
31	31	intended to reduce the risk of opioid use by school-age children;
32	32	(2) support efforts to prevent or reduce deaths from
33	33	opioid overdoses or other opioid-related harms, including through
34	34	increasing the availability or distribution of naloxone or other
35	35	opioid antagonists for use by health care providers, first
36	36	responders, persons experiencing an opioid overdose, families,
37	37	schools, community-based service providers, social workers, or
38	38	other members of the public;
39	39	(3) create and provide training on the treatment of
40	40	opioid addiction, including the treatment of opioid dependence with
41	41	each medication approved for that purpose by the United States Food
42	42	and Drug Administration, medical detoxification, relapse
43	43	prevention, patient assessment, individual treatment planning,
44	44	counseling, recovery supports, diversion control, and other best
45	45	practices;
46	46	(4) provide opioid use disorder treatment for youths
47	47	and adults, with an emphasis on programs that provide a continuum of
48	48	care that includes screening and assessment for opioid use disorder
49	49	and co-occurring behavioral health disorders, early intervention,
50	50	contingency management, cognitive behavioral therapy, case
51	51	management, relapse management, counseling services, and
52	52	medication-assisted treatments;
53	53	(5) provide access to patients suffering from opioid
54	54	dependence to all medications approved by the United States Food
55	55	and Drug Administration for the treatment of opioid dependence and
56	56	relapse prevention following opioid detoxification, including
57	57	opioid agonists, partial agonists, and antagonists; and
58	58	(6) support treatment alternatives that provide both
59	59	psychosocial support and medication-assisted treatments in areas
60	60	with geographical or transportation-related challenges, including
61	61	providing access to mobile health services, and telemedicine,
62	62	particularly in rural areas.
63	63	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.