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Rhode Island Recovery Access and Community Care Act

Status: HopperState: Rhode IslandIssue: Addiction

Summary

The bill creates a coordinated statewide network of community addiction-treatment clinics, expanding medication-assisted treatment, naloxone, overdose education, and recovery-navigation services while requiring standardized follow-up and annual outcome reporting.

Full text

This act directs the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals to coordinate a statewide network of community-based addiction-treatment clinics, expand access to medication-assisted treatment, naloxone, and overdose-prevention education, and establish recovery-navigation services connecting individuals with housing, employment, education, and family-support resources. The department shall prioritize underserved communities, require consistent referral and follow-up practices among participating providers, and report annually to the General Assembly on treatment access, retention, overdoses, and long-term recovery outcomes.

Sponsor

Vincent HollowDemocratic Party

Cosponsors

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Debate

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