The Delaware Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a pair of bills aimed at preventing the over-prescription of opioid drugs and authorizing the Department of Justice to assist patients being denied treatment for substance abuse. The move rounds out Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn’s legislative package to fight the state’s growing opioid crisis.
The bills now head to Gov. John Carney for his signature, along with another measure to limit the ability of insurers to cut off services for patients with addictions during their first 14 days of treatment. Carney is expected to sign all three measures into law.
