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PA SB872
Bill
Status
6/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gene Yaw
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AI Summary
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Converts the temporary Nonnarcotic Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Pilot Program into a permanent Medication-Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Program for county correctional institutions
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Transfers program administration from the Department of Corrections to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which must collaborate with the department on implementation
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Expands treatment eligibility from only "long-acting nonnarcotic, nonaddictive" medications to all FDA-approved medication-assisted treatments for substance use disorders, including opioid use disorders
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Extends coverage to offenders while incarcerated (not just upon release) and to those on probation with restrictive conditions, while requiring the commission to prioritize nonnarcotic treatment applications in grant awards
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Requires biennial reports to legislative Judiciary and Appropriations committees evaluating program effectiveness, including treatment numbers, completion rates, recidivism data, and cost savings
Legislative Description
In Nonnarcotic Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Pilot Program, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to establishment of pilot program, providing for establishment and further providing for county participation requirements, for use of grant funding, for powers and duties of department, for report to General Assembly and for construction; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; and making an editorial change.
Last Action
Referred to Judiciary
6/19/2025