Bill Title: Mental health issues. Specifies limitations for reimbursement for methadone by: (1) the state employee health plan; (2) Medicaid; (3) certain policies of accident and sickness insurance; and (4) certain health maintenance organization contracts; if the drug is prescribed for the treatment of pain. Provides that addiction counseling, inpatient detoxification, case management, daily living skills, and long acting, nonaddictive medication may be required to treat opioid or alcohol addiction as a condition of parole, probation, community corrections, pretrial diversion, or participation in a problem solving court. Requires the department of correction to estimate the amount of operational cost savings as a

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-5)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-05 - Public Law 209 [SB0464 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1	2015-04-29	95	0	1	4	100	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1	2015-04-29	48	0	1	1	50	Passed	Link	View
House	House - Third reading	2015-04-07	93	0	1	5	99	Passed	Link	View
House	House Committee on Public Health - Committee Vote	2015-03-25	10	0	0	3	13	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate - Third reading	2015-02-24	50	0	0	0	50	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Committee on Appropriations - Committee Vote	2015-02-19	13	0	0	0	13	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Committee on Health & Provider Services - Committee Vote	2015-02-04	11	0	0	0	11	Passed	Link	View