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C2413E8077459A968725845500720851 Hearing Summary




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BILL SUMMARY For PANEL: STATEWIDE RECOVERY STRATEGIC PLAN

INTERIM COMMITTEE  OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
Date Aug 13, 2019      
Location Old State Library



Panel: Statewide Recovery Strategic Plan - Committee Discussion Only
02:45:33 PM  

Jalyn Ingalls, Colorado Health Institute, presented on the State Strategic Plan for Substance Use Recovery and distributed a handout (Attachment H).  Ms. Ingalls described the elements of the strategic plan, including a whole person health approach, recovery in the continuum of care, integrating community voices, and understanding best practices for recovery.

02:54:18 PM  

Ms. Ingalls discussed strategic objectives for the plan.  The objectives include creating a recovery-oriented system of care and equipping local communities with recovery services.  
02:58:39 PM  

Rourke Weaver, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, discussed sustained funding for recovery services and collection of data on recovery services outcomes.  Nancy VanDeMark, Mental Health Colorado, discussed the lack of prevalence and variety of recovery homes in Colorado, connecting treatment and recovery services, and reimbursing peer recovery services.  






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