Bill > S2623

This bill: - Establishes a statewide program to provide remote consultations to primary care providers treating patients with chronic pain. The program will be funded through a surcharge on commercial insurers. - Expands the Health Policy Commission's mandate to include oversight of pain management services. - Creates the Substance Use Prevention, Education and Screening Trust Fund to support school-based prevention and intervention programs. - Makes various changes to nursing board membership to include representatives focused on substance use disorders, chronic pain, and behavioral health. - Requires the Department of Mental Health to establish licensing standards for facilities providing mental health and substance use disorder services. - Requires acute care hospitals and satellite emergency facilities to maintain protocols and capacity to provide evidence-based interventions, including medication-assisted treatment, for patients experiencing opioid-related overdoses. - Establishes a student loan repayment program for human services workers. - Requires state and county correctional facilities to provide medication-assisted treatment and behavioral health counseling for inmates with opioid use disorder. - Requires insurers to provide coverage adjustments for partial fills of opioid prescriptions and to develop plans for improved access to pain management services.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2623