Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-726

EHS 726

Increased Bed Capacity

Messrs. Tarr and Ross moved that the proposed new text be amended moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after section___, the following new section:-

“SECTION _. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of public health shall prepare a report examining overall substance abuse bed capacity across the full continuum of care from both detox and post-detox treatment as well as a plan to ensure access to both short and long term care and all needed case management and medication assisted treatment (MAT) supports.

The department of public health shall submit the report and plan to the clerks of the house and senate and the joint committee on public health no later than December 31, 2014.”