Bill Title: Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that all programs serving persons with substance use issues licensed by the Department of Human Services under the Act must provide educational information concerning treatment options for opioid addiction, including the use of a medication for the use of opioid addiction, recognition of and response to opioid overdose, and the use and administration of naloxone, to clients identified as having or seeking treatment for opioid addiction. Provides that the Department shall develop educational materials that are supported by research and updated periodically that must be used by programs to comply with this requirement.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-07-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0553 [HB5593 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2016-07-15	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2016-05-25	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2016-04-06	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2016-02-09	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois HB5593

Supplemental Documents

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