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Delegate seeks statewide detox fund for uninsured and underinsured youth; sponsor plans amendment to make bill statewide
Summary
A sponsor said she will convert a local bill to a statewide measure that would create a fund to pay for up to 90 days of detoxification care for uninsured or underinsured youth, financed from opioid settlement funds; committee members pressed fiscal and operational questions and asked for amendments clarifying eligibility and reporting.
A bill introduced to establish a detoxification fund for uninsured or underinsured young people would cover up to 90 days of detox care, the sponsor said at a Health and Government Operations Committee hearing.
"This fund would provide young people struggling with substance use the opportunity to receive up to 90 days of detox care," Delegate DeBarras told the committee, describing the measure as part of a package addressing youth addiction.
The sponsor said the bill was initially drafted as a Prince George’s County local bill but would be converted into a statewide proposal and funded from the Maryland Opioid Restitution Fund if the…
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