Substance Use Disorder Revisions

Requires county jails to use an evidence-based screening tool to screen each inmate for substance use disorders within 30 days after commitment.

Requires jails to use screening results to assist with providing programming and treatment options for inmates.

Clarifies that expenses for contraception services (Subsection 2(d)) are paid by the Department of Health and Human Services, while other services remain the county's responsibility.

Updates definitions in the county jail reporting requirements section to clarify what constitutes an in-custody death and who qualifies as an inmate for reporting purposes.

Makes technical and conforming changes to align with updated legislative formatting and numbering conventions.

Added mandatory requirement for county jails to screen each inmate for substance use disorders within 30 days of commitment to jail

Added requirement to use screening results to assist with providing programming and treatment options for inmates

Changed screening timing from 'as part of the intake process' to specific 'within 30 days after an inmate is committed to jail'

Added new definitions for 'medication assisted treatment plan' and 'substance use disorder' in newly enacted sections

Added new definitions for 'correctional facility', 'division', 'inmate', 'medication assisted treatment', and 'substance use disorder' in the newly enacted Section 26B-4-901.

Added new requirement for state correctional facilities to screen inmates for substance use disorders within 30 days of commitment and provide medication-assisted treatment when indicated.

Modified county jail requirements to include mandatory substance use disorder screening and reporting of screening results to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.

Added new reporting requirements for county jails to submit annual reports including inmate population data, in-custody deaths, and substance use disorder screening results.

Added specific 30-day timeline for state correctional facilities to conduct substance use disorder screening after inmate commitment.

Added House Sponsor name (Steve Eliason) and formatted the bill as an enrolled copy with proper legislative formatting.