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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 522

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: opioid treatment programs. (FE)

Alcohol and other drug abuse Drugs Health services, department of — Supportive living and treatment

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill imposes certain specific requirement on the regulation of opioid

treatment systems. The bill requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to

issue a certification for an eligible opioid treatment system that is in effect for three

years and that coincides with the federal government certification period. DHS is

required to extend a two-year certification for purposes of coinciding with the date

of the federal government certification. The bill requires DHS to allow a narcotic

treatment service for opiate addiction to contract for substance abuse counselors,

clinical substance abuse counselors, or an agency to provide counseling services in

lieu of directly hiring those individuals. DHS is prohibited under the bill from

limiting the length of treatment received from a narcotic treatment service for opiate

addiction. The bill also prohibits DHS from requiring an individual who seeks

admission to a narcotic treatment service for opiate addiction to reside within a

certain radius of that treatment service. Currently, DHS regulates opioid treatment

systems by administrative rule.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Hansen (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R)

31 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Czaja (R) , Duchow (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jagler (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Knudson (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , Swearingen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tittl (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 12, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Darling, Olsen, Moulton and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Novak, Quinn, Krug, Schraa, Kleefisch, Ballweg, Kremer, Horlacher, Petryk, Steffen, Loudenbeck, Swearingen, Spiros, T. Larson, Duchow, A. Ott, Knudson, Skowronski, Tittl, Czaja, Sanfelippo, Rohrkaste, Jagler, Ripp, Kulp, Gannon, Jorgensen, Ohnstad, Subeck and Sinicki

  2. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 5, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 12, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 12, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1