26B-4-1006. Substance use disorder screening.
(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 Subsectionindicates 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: (1) make medication assisted treatment available to the inmate; and 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: the number of inmates who were screened; the number of inmates whose screening indicated the presence of a substance use disorder; and of the inmates whose screening indicated the presence of a substance use disorder, the number of inmates who received medication assisted treatment.