Amendment #1226 to H4700

Expansion of Medication Assisted Treatment Pilot Program

Mr. Cassidy of Brockton moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION XXXX. Section 98 of Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2018 is hereby amended in subsection (a) by inserting after the first sentence the following new text:- “The county sheriffs who have jurisdiction over the county correctional facilities located in Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth and Worcester counties shall have the option of joining the pilot program after July 1, 2022.”

Said subsection (a) is hereby further amended by striking the sentence:- “The pilot program shall be implemented by the department of public health, in collaboration with the executive office of public safety and security, the office of Medicaid, and the county sheriffs who have jurisdiction over the county correctional facilities located in Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and counties.” and inserting in place thereof the following new text:- “The pilot program shall be implemented by the department of public health, in collaboration with the executive office of public safety and security, the office of Medicaid, and those county sheriffs who have jurisdiction over the county correctional facilities and are participating in the pilot.”

The above amendment language would alter the original enacting language of the MAT Pilot (Section 98 of Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2018) to allow Sheriffs, not currently participating in the Pilot, to voluntarily join in the new fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2022."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1226 to H4700

Expansion of Medication Assisted Treatment Pilot Program