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House committee hears plan to direct opioid settlement funds to jail medication programs
Summary
Delegate Pena-Melnik presented House Bill 1084 to the Judiciary Committee, asking the State to establish a process to reimburse local detention centers for MAT program costs using opioid settlement and grant funds.
Delegate Pena-Melnik, chair of the Health and Government Operations Committee, introduced House Bill 1084 to the Judiciary Committee on March 4, saying the bill would require the State to fund medication assisted treatment (MAT) programs in local detention centers.
Supporters said the bill is intended to bring the State into compliance with an earlier law requiring treatment in local jails and to standardize how funds flow from grants, the opioid restitution fund (ORF), and other appropriations to local jurisdictions. Sarah Sample of the Maryland Association of Counties said the bill would establish “the buckets of money” and a process for local facilities to show costs and apply for reimbursements. Bethany Young, director of policy for the Governor’s Office of…
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