Revision: Feb. 23, 2024, 11:27 a.m.
Rep. Nagel, Belk. 6
February 1, 2024
2024-0424h
05/08
Amendment to HB 1318
Amend the bill by replacing section 2 with the following:
2 Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission; Duties. Amend RSA 126-A:86, I(b)(16) and (17) to read as follows:
(16) Support for public and non-public school programs and services for students with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH issues or who have been affected by OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH issues within their family; [and]
(17) Support secondary and tertiary prevention through harm reduction programs[.];
(18) Support medication assisted treatment (MAT) type services which support the pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical needs of patients with chronic pain, and/or those with pain who are in hospice and/or palliative care who have responded well to opioid therapy as defined in RSA 318-B:41, II(d)(7), yet have been subject to non-consensual dose reduction, detoxification, and/or abandonment by their providers; and
(19) Support services which increase access to comprehensive, integrative pain management services as an alternative to opioid therapy for those with acute and/or chronic pain and/or those with pain who are in hospice and/or palliative care.