(17) Communicable disease.(a) A narcotic treatment service for opiate addiction shall screen patients immediately following admission and annually thereafter for tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis treatment may be provided by referral to an appropriate public health agency or community medical service.(b) A service shall screen prospective new staff for TB, and shall annually test all service staff for TB.(c) A service shall screen all patients at admission and annually thereafter for viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and shall ensure that any necessary medical follow-up occurs, either on-site or through referral to community medical services.(d) A service shall ensure that all service staff have been immunized against hepatitis B. Documentation of refusal to be immunized shall be entered in the staff member's case record. see full law

(2) Program components. An opioid or methamphetamine treatment program created under this section shall offer an assessment to individuals in need of service to determine what type of treatment is needed. The program shall transition individuals to a certified residential program, if that level of treatment is necessary. The program shall provide counseling, medication-assisted treatment, including medications that have been approved by the federal food and drug administration for treating opioid addiction, and abstinence-based treatment. The program shall transition individuals who have completed treatment to county-based or private post-treatment care. see full law