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House Bill 3285 |
House Author: Sheffield et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Huffman et al. |
House Bill 3285 amends the Education Code, Government Code, Health and Safety Code, Human Resources Code, and Occupations Code to provide for various programs and initiatives to prevent and respond to opioid addiction, misuse, abuse, and overdose and to identify and treat co‑occurring substance use disorders and mental illness, including:
· overdose awareness training for residential advisors and student organization officers at public or private institutions of higher education;
· research on substance use disorders and addiction by certain health‑related institutions;
· telehealth treatment for substance use disorders;
· opioid antagonist grant and opioid antagonist programs;
· a statewide behavioral health coordinating council;
· an opioid misuse public awareness campaign;
· continuing education for prescribers or dispensers of opioids;
· data collection and analysis regarding opioid overdose deaths and co‑occurring substance use disorders; and
· reimbursement for medication‑assisted treatment for opioid or substance use disorder.
The bill removes the exemption from provisions relating to the regulation of pain management clinics for a clinic owned or operated by certain state licensed advanced practice nurses. Implementation of a provision of this bill by a state agency is mandatory only if a specific appropriation is made for that purpose.