BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6585

SB 6585: Medication-assisted tx/jails

Requiring county jails to use medication-assisted treatment.

Summary

Requires, to the extent funding is appropriated, county jails to provide medication assisted treatment (MAT) for persons in custody experiencing opioid use disorders.
Requires the Health Care Authority to consult and provide technical assistance to county jails upon request regarding use of MAT.
Removes the authority to transfer funds from the criminal justice treatment account to the state general fund or home security fund account.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6585), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to requiring county jails to use medication-assisted treatment;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Feb 7, 2020Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6585)
Feb 7, 2020Referred to Ways & Means.
Feb 6, 2020HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6585)
Feb 6, 2020And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6585)
Feb 6, 2020And refer to Ways & Means.
Feb 6, 2020HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 23, 2020First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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