Bill Title: Residential substance abuse treatment. Establishes, subject to the approval of the Indiana commission to combat drug abuse (commission), an opioid addiction recovery pilot program (program) to assist pregnant women and women with newborns, with an opioid addiction by providing treatment in a residential care facility and home visitation services following discharge from the residential care facility. Provides that the program is administered by the department of health. Provides that the program shall include three facilities and that medication assisted treatment may be used when appropriate.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-25 - Public Law 174 [SB0446 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator James Merritt [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Ed Charbonneau [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jean Breaux [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-034	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cindy Kirchhofer [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-089	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Davisson [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-073	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dennis Zent [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-051	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Charlie Brown [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robin Shackleford [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-098	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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