2SHB 2319 — Concerning substance use disorder treatment.

What this bill does

Directs behavioral health agencies to submit policies to the Department of Health (Department) related to the transfer or discharge of a person without the person's consent and requires the Department to adopt a model policy based on the policies that it receives. Requires behavioral health agencies to provide counseling on treatment options for patients with opioid use disorder or alcohol use disorder, including any available pharmacological treatments. Prohibits the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB), private health insurers, and Medicaid managed care organizations from initiating utilization management review within 28 days of an enrollee's admission for inpatient or residential substance use disorder treatment. Prohibits the PEBB, private health insurers, and Medicaid managed care organizations from considering a patient's length of abstinence when determining whether or not services are medically necessary and from considering the patient's length of stay at the behavioral health agency when making decisions regarding authorization to continue care at the agency.

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