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Utah Code § 26B-4-1006

Substance use disorder screening

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 324, 2026 General Session

(1) Within 30 days after an inmate is committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the division shall use an evidence-based screening tool to screen the inmate for substance use disorders.

(2) If the screening described in Subsection (1) indicates the presence of a substance use disorder, the division, in coordination with the correctional facility where the inmate is housed, and as appropriate and available, may:

(a) make medication assisted treatment available to the inmate; and

(b) place the inmate in programs designed to assist individuals with a substance use disorder.

(3) Before October 1 each year, the division shall provide a report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee regarding actions taken in accordance with this section in the preceding fiscal year, including:

(a) the number of inmates who were screened;

(b) the number of inmates whose screening indicated the presence of a substance use disorder; and

(c) of the inmates whose screening indicated the presence of a substance use disorder, the number of inmates who received medication assisted treatment.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.