An Act To Support Evaluation of Opioid Diversion Efforts

CONCEPT DRAFT SUMMARY

This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.

This bill proposes to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with a research firm to perform an evaluation of the outcomes associated with various heroin and opioid prevention efforts across the State. The evaluation must address the outcomes associated with initiatives under which a person goes to a police station, asks for help with heroin or opioid addiction and is placed in a treatment center, in a detoxification facility or with a support service program. The bill proposes to provide state and federal funding related to substance use to fund the evaluation.