Model Laws

July 19, 2024 | Insurance, Model Laws, Reentry

The purpose of the Model Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Act is to: (1) Require a state department of health and human services to apply for a Medicaid reentry Section 1115 demonstration waiver to allow a state Medicaid program to cover pre-release services for a Medicaid eligible incarcerated individual for up to 90 days prior to the individual’s expected release date and (2) Require a state department of health and human services to conduct comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of the Medicaid reentry demonstration, if the waiver is approved....

July 19, 2024 | Model Laws, Reentry

The Model Relief from Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act establishes a process for the identification, collection, and publication of state and federal collateral consequences that impact an individual who has been convicted of a crime and establishes a process by which an individual can obtain a certificate of relief from certain collateral consequences before records are eligible to be sealed or expunged....

May 22, 2024 | Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Model Laws, Pharmacy, Recovery, Treatments

The Model Pharmacist Collaboration for Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Act, drafted in collaboration with the Center for Health Law Studies at the St. Louis University School of Law, can help to save the lives and improve the health and quality of life of individuals who have an opioid use disorder (OUD) by expanding access to and availability of medication for OUD....

May 3, 2023 | Controlled Substances, Harm Reduction, K-12 Education, Model Laws, Public Health, Public Safety

Developed in collaboration with the Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy at Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law, the Model School Response to Drugs and Drug-related Incidents Act guides states in establishing a consistent and positive response for public schools to best support students who have drug or drug-related incidents on school premises or at school-related functions....

March 14, 2023 | Controlled Substances, Model Laws, Opioids, Public Health, Substance Abuse, Treatments

The purpose of the  Model Substance Use Disorder Treatment In Emergency Settings Act (Act) is to establish and align mechanisms for maximizing emergency medical settings as intervention points for people who experience a substance use-related emergency, people with substance use disorders, and their families. This Act intends to do so by addressing the barriers to implementing protocols in emergency medical settings that would ensure evidence-based treatment of patients with substance use-related emergencies....

March 7, 2023 | Controlled Substances, Fetal and Infant Health, Harm Reduction, Maternal Health, Model Laws, Public Health, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Treatments

The Model Substance Use During Pregnancy and Family Care Plans Act (1) provides certain protections to pregnant or postpartum individuals with a substance use disorder so that such individuals are not penalized for receiving medical treatment, including medication(s) to treat the substance use disorder and (2) establishes that an infant born affected by parental substance use disorder or showing signs of withdrawal is not, by itself, grounds for submitting a report of child abuse or neglect. ...

March 2, 2022 | Controlled Substances, Criminal Justice, Drug Courts, First Responders, Harm Reduction, Law Enforcement, Model Laws, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Treatments

The Model Law Enforcement and Other First Responder Deflection Act, drafted in collaboration with the Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative (PTACC), encourages the use and establishment of deflection programs on the state level. Specifically, the model act (1) authorizes law enforcement and other first responders to develop and implement collaborative deflection programs that provide proactive policing to assist individuals who are at risk; (2) offers pathways to treatment, recovery services, housing, medication for addiction treatment, whole family services, and other needed supports; (3) requires deflection programs to have certain threshold elements to be eligible to receive grant funding; and (4) requires agencies establishing deflection programs to develop comprehensive memoranda of understanding in conjunction with, and agreed to by, all deflection program partners....