HB0083 - Substance abuse control plan.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0156.E1 ENGROSSED

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0083

 

 

Substance abuse control plan.

 

Sponsored by: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services
Interim Committee

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to administration of the government;
 2  authorizing the department of health to create a substance
 3  abuse control plan to reduce drug and alcohol abuse;
 4  requiring a report; providing an appropriation; and
 5  providing for an effective date.

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 7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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 9         Section 1.  W.S. 9-2-122 is created to read:

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11         9-2-122.  Substance abuse control plan.

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13         (a)  The department of health shall develop a
14  detailed, comprehensive substance abuse control plan for
15  prevention, early intervention and treatment designed to

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 1  curb alcohol and controlled substance abuse in the state of
 2  Wyoming.

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 4         (b)  The department of health may contract with any
 5  entities or individuals to develop the plan. All
 6  contractors shall have a strong background in science, a
 7  knowledge of the particular conditions in Wyoming and an
 8  ability to work with diverse stakeholders. All contractors
 9  shall possess an ability to produce innovative solutions
10  for the conditions in Wyoming.

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12         (c)  The substance abuse control plan developed by the
13  department of health or contractor shall indicate the best
14  programs and methods of prevention, early intervention,
15  control, treatment and aftercare which may be utilized to
16  limit drug and alcohol problems in Wyoming.

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18         (d)  The department of health or contractor shall
19  work, to the greatest extent feasible, in collaboration
20  with the University of Wyoming statistical analysis center
21  in determining appropriate data regarding early warning
22  signs of substance abuse. Data obtained shall be designed
23  to signal needs for prevention, early intervention,
24  control, treatment and aftercare and shall be obtained for

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 1  all ages, from early childhood through adulthood.
 2  Additionally, data shall be developed to support analysis
 3  of the effectiveness of substance abuse programs employed
 4  by the state and local communities.

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 6         (e)  Based on the data obtained pursuant to subsection
 7  (d) of this section, the department of health or contractor
 8  shall make recommendations in the substance abuse control
 9  plan for practical, science-based strategies for early
10  intervention into substance abuse problems. The recommended
11  programs may deal either directly or indirectly with the
12  substance abuse problem in Wyoming, and should create both
13  short term and long term effects which can be sustained
14  across the state by multiple stakeholders. The recommended
15  programs, to the greatest extent possible, shall utilize
16  and recommend how the services of schools, community mental
17  health centers, social service providers, local health care
18  providers, law enforcement, corrections and any other
19  entities presently available in the state of Wyoming can
20  better serve the state in responding to substance abuse
21  problems. The substance abuse control plan should decrease
22  the potential overlapping of these services while
23  maintaining a collaborative effort among state and local
24  governmental entities and other organizations to assure

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 1  maximum leveraging of resources, including people and
 2  money. The plan should identify and address the filling of
 3  gaps in the continuum of needed services. The substance
 4  abuse control plan shall also include recommendations to
 5  the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the
 6  state of Wyoming regarding programs and funding
 7  determinations which those entities may make.

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 9         (f)  The department of health shall report its
10  activities under this section to the governor and the joint
11  labor, health and social services interim committee not
12  later than October 1, 2001. The report shall include a
13  review of the data obtained in developing the substance
14  abuse control plan and an analysis of similar data
15  available on the date of the report.

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17         Section 2.  Three hundred thousand dollars
18  ($300,000.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the
19  department of health for purposes of this act.

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 1         Section 3.  This act is effective immediately upon
 2  completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
 3  as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
 4  Constitution.

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 6                         (END)

 

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