The House Public Health Committee heard HB 1449 authored by Reps. Davisson and C. Brown on opioid treatment programs in community mental health centers. This bill authorizes certified community mental health centers to operate opioid treatment (Methadone) programs. Testimony in support of the bill was heard from the Association of Community Mental Health Centers, Midtown Community Mental Health Center, and the Office of the Attorney General and the Prescription Drug Task Force. The bill passed 13-0.
Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/house/1449