General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5906 |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 1859 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR OPIOID ADDICTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to allow (1) primary health care providers to provide methadone treatment to patients in office settings, and (2) qualified nurse practitioners to prescribe drugs other than methadone to treat opioid addiction.
Statement of Purpose: