HB2498 HFA Nestor 2-20 #1

CR 3338

Delegate Nestor moved to amend the bill on page 1, by striking subsection (d) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (d) to read as follows:

“(d) At least 60 days prior to location or re-location, a medication-assisted treatment program shall publish a Class 1 legal advertisement notifying the residents of the county of its desired location of its intent to begin its operation within. Notice shall also be communicated to the desired location’s county commissioners and to the mayor of every municipality within the county by certified mail at least 60 days prior to the program’s location or re-location.

(1) In its correspondence to the county commissioners and mayors, a medication-assisted treatment program shall describe its reasons for selecting the location, and shall detail its policies for ensuring that its activities will not disrupt any public or private function of the county or of any municipality therein contained;

(2) Not later than 30 days following receipt of notification, the county commission and the municipality wherein the treatment facility is intended to be located shall convene to discuss whether such location should be permitted. A medication-assisted treatment program may not be allowed locate or relocate to a new location without the express approval of the county commission and the municipality wherein it will be located.”         

Adopted

Rejected