Bill > H4758

This bill: - Requires the Group Insurance Commission to provide coverage for opioid antagonists and recovery coach services for active and retired state employees, with certain limitations on cost-sharing. - Requires practitioners who prescribe controlled substances to complete training on pain management, opioid risks, and dispensing of opioid antagonists. - Requires pharmacies in high overdose areas to maintain a continuous supply of opioid antagonists. - Requires substance use disorder treatment facilities to educate patients on opioid antagonists and provide them upon discharge. - Allows harm reduction service providers to conduct drug testing services in good faith without criminal or civil liability. - Requires acute care hospitals to educate patients with opioid histories and prescribe/dispense opioid antagonists upon discharge. - Expands the definition of "handicap" under antidiscrimination law to include the lawful possession and use of medications for opioid use disorder. - Requires insurers to provide coverage for opioid antagonists and recovery coach services. The bill aims to improve access to treatments and services for substance use disorder and overdose prevention.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4758