H 728 - Expands Policies Addressing Opioid Epidemic - Vermont Key Vote
Dick McCormack voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Vetoed
- June 7, 2022
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 10, 2022
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 3, 2022
- House Bill Passed
- March 25, 2022
- Introduced
- March 15, 2022
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Expands Policies Addressing Opioid Epidemic
Title: Expands Policies Addressing Opioid Epidemic
Title: Expands Policies Addressing Opioid Epidemic
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to amend and pass a bill that expands policies addressing the opioid epidemic.
Highlights:
-
Defines “organized community-based needle exchange program” means a program thats purpose is to provide access to clean needles and syringes (Sec. 1).
-
Requires the Department of Health submit a written report to the House Committee on Human Services and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare on updates to the needle exchange program (Sec. 2).
-
Authorizes the Agency of Human Services to provide coverage to Medicaid beneficiaries for medically necessary medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder when prescribed by a health care professional (Sec. 3).
-
Establishes an Overdose Prevention Site Working Group to identify the feasibiliy and liability of implemnting overdose prevention sites in Vermont (Sec. 8).
Title: Expands Policies Addressing Opioid Epidemic
Title: Expands Policies Addressing Opioid Epidemic
Committee Sponsors
- Human Services Committee (Sponsor)