SSB 5380, concerning opioid use treatment, has passed the Legislature and now awaits signature by the Governor.
SSB 5380 modifies the protocols for using medications to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). The bill also requires therapeutic courts that receive funding from the state’s criminal justice treatment account and city and county jails to provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
City and county jails, to the extent funding is available, must provide MAT to individuals in their custody who were receiving the treatment pursuant to valid prescription immediately before incarceration, or at least 30 days before release when treatment is determined to be medically appropriate. City and county jails must make reasonable efforts to directly connect incarcerated individuals receiving medication for the treatment of OUD to an appropriate provider or treatment site.
AWC supports the final version of the bill.