HB0083 - Substance abuse control plan.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0156

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0083

 

 

Substance abuse control plan.

 

Sponsored by:

 

 

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.  Any entity or
 6  individual contracted with shall have a strong background
 7  in science, a knowledge of the particular conditions in
 8  Wyoming and an ability to work with diverse stakeholders.
 9  The contractor shall possess an ability to produce
10  innovative solutions 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, but they shall attempt
13  to create both short term and long term effects which can
14  be sustained across the state by multiple stakeholders. The
15  recommended programs, to the greatest extent possible,
16  shall utilize and recommend how the services of community
17  mental-health centers, social service providers, local
18  health care providers, law enforcement, corrections and any
19  other entities presently available in the state of Wyoming
20  can 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 substance abuse control plan shall also include
 3  recommendations to the executive, legislative and judicial
 4  branches of the state of Wyoming regarding programs and
 5  funding determinations which those entities may make.

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

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15         Section 2.  Three hundred thousand dollars
16  ($300,000.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the
17  department of health for purposes of this act.

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

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24                         (END)

 

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