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Utah Code § 26B-4-1006: Substance use disorder screening.

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  1. Title 26B Utah Health and Human Services Code
  2. Chapter 26B-4 Health Care - Delivery and Access
  3. Part 26B-4-10 Inmate Health

(1) Within 30 days after an inmate is committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the division shall use an evidence-based screening tool to screen the inmate for substance use disorders.

(2) If the screening described in Subsection (1) indicates the presence of a substance use disorder, the division, in coordination with the correctional facility where the inmate is housed, and as appropriate and available, may:

(a) make medication assisted treatment available to the inmate; and

(b) place the inmate in programs designed to assist individuals with a substance use disorder.

(3) Before October 1 each year, the division shall provide a report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee regarding actions taken in accordance with this section in the preceding fiscal year, including:

(a) the number of inmates who were screened;

(b) the number of inmates whose screening indicated the presence of a substance use disorder; and

(c) of the inmates whose screening indicated the presence of a substance use disorder, the number of inmates who received medication assisted treatment.

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