HB2880 S H&HR AM #1

Johnson 7909

            The Committee on Health and Human Resources moved to amend the bill on page two, one, by striking out all of section one and inserting in lieu thereof a new section, designated section one, to read as follows:

§62-15A-1. Definitions.

            As used in this article:

            (1) “Addiction service provider” means a person licensed by this state to provider addiction and substance abuse services to persons addicted to opiods, alcohol or both.

            (2) “Adult drug court judge” means a circuit court judge operating a drug court as defined in subsection (a), section one of this article.

            (3) "Adult Drug Court Program" means an adult treatment court established by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia pursuant to this article.

            (4) “Circuit court” means those courts set forth in article two, chapter fifty-one of this code.

            (5) “Court” means the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

            (6) “Division” means the Division of Corrections.

            (7) “LS/CMI assessment criteria” means the level of service/case management inventory which is an assessment tool that measures the risk and need factors of adult offenders.

            (8) “Medication-assisted treatment” means the use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole-patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.

            (9) "Parole" means the release of a prisoner by the Division of Corrections temporarily or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior.

            (10) "Prescriber" means an individual currently licensed and authorized by this state to prescribe and administer prescription drugs in the course of their professional practice.

Adopted

Rejected