Amendment #1027 to H3400

Substance Abuse Trust Fund Restoration

Representatives O'Day of West Boylston, Rogers of Cambridge, Toomey of Cambridge, Hunt of Sandwich, Donahue of Worcester, Ultrino of Malden, McMurtry of Dedham, Khan of Newton, Madaro of Boston, DuBois of Brockton, Campanale of Leicester and Fiola of Fall River move to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 4512-0204 the following item:

“4512-0210… For the capitalization of the substance abuse services fund created in section 137 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014; provided, that $10,000,000 shall be expended to increase the number of clients receiving substance abuse treatment through the bureau of substance abuse services; provided further, that in meeting the requirements of the preceding proviso, the bureau shall utilize a range of treatment settings including, but not limited to: (i) detoxification services; (ii) clinical stabilization services; (iii) residential treatment services; (iv) outpatient treatment services; (v) counseling; (vi) promoting primary care practitioner's access to available, trained and certified addiction specialists for consultation or referral; and (vii) educating primary care providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, about addiction prevention and treatment and to encourage primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to screen for signs of substance abuse; provided further, that in determining the range of services to expand, the bureau shall select a range of treatment settings that prioritizes: (a) treatment methods that are evidence-based and cost effective; (b) ensuring substance abuse treatment access to historically underserved populations; and (c) availability of a continuum of services and care for clients entering substance abuse treatment at any level; provided further, that the commissioner of public health shall report quarterly to the executive office of administration and finance, the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (1) the way funds were spent in the previous quarter, including, but not limited to, an itemized accounting of the goods and services that were procured; (2) an accounting of substance abuse services provided by the fund, broken down by month and type of service, since 2011 through the current quarter; (3) the number of clients served, by month and type of service, by the goods and services procured in the previous quarter; (4) amounts expended by type of service for each month in the prior quarter; and (5) procurement and service goals for the subsequent quarter; and provided further, that one-half of the revenue received by the commonwealth under section 264 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014 or $5,000,000, whichever is less, shall be used to support this item..10,000,000”.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1027 to H3400

Substance Abuse Trust Fund Restoration