For the bureau of substance addiction services, including a program to reimburse driver alcohol education programs for services provided for court-adjudicated, indigent clients; provided, that the department of public health shall ensure that vendors providing methadone treatment shall seek third-party reimbursement for such services; provided further, that in order to support and strengthen public access to substance use disorder services in the commonwealth, funds shall be expended to maintain programming including, but not limited to: (i) centralized intake capacity service under
section 18 of chapter 17 of the General Laws; (ii) the number and type of facilities that provide treatment; and (iii) detoxification and clinical stabilization service beds in the public system; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended to preserve and expand the programs currently funded by the Massachusetts Access to Recovery, or MA-ATR, program; provided further, that not less than $3,500,000 shall be expended for opening 5 new recovery centers that are not currently funded by the department; provided further, that in selecting such centers, the department shall, to the maximum extent possible, ensure that at least 3 of said centers shall serve gateway municipalities as defined under
section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $3,500,000 shall be expended for 5 recovery centers first funded in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the extended release naltrexone program under
section 158 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015; provided further, that funds shall be expended to support municipalities utilizing grant funds from the Massachusetts opioid abuse prevention collaborative (MOAPC) grant program; provided further, that the department shall provide not less than $100,000 for a statewide program to improve training for the care of newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome at hospital-based facilities that care for mothers and newborns, including the 10 level III neonatal intensive care units; provided further, that the department shall enhance data-sharing capabilities and collaborate across agencies to ensure coordination of services for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for supportive case management services; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to increase the number of residential rehabilitation services, with priority given to families, youth, transitional age youth and young adults; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a voluntary training and accreditation program for owners and operators of alcohol and drug-free housing under
section 18A of said chapter 17 of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the bureau to provide technical assistance and training to the service systems of medication management, medication-assisted treatment and treatment of co- occurring disorders; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended on the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission through an interagency service agreement with the bureau to support workforce development; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for outpatient and mobile services for deaf/hard of hearing individuals, and deaf/hard of hearing/blind individuals with substance use disorders; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended to address the addiction treatment workforce crisis through outreach and recruitment efforts at local and regional educational institutions and vocational-technical high schools; provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall be spent for expanding low-threshold housing, employing a Housing First model, for homeless individuals with substance use and mental health disorders at risk for the human immunodeficiency virus; provided further, that $6,200,000 shall be expended to restore programmatic services reduced due to the 2019 novel coronavirus public health emergency; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Serenity House, Inc.; and provided further, that funds appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2021 for the purpose of funding additional family supportive housing programs, formerly called family sober living programs, across the state, and for the purpose of providing technical assistance and training to the services systems of medication management, medication-assisted treatment and treatment of co-occurring disorders, shall not revert but shall be made available for this item for these purposes in fiscal year 2022
| | General Fund | ............... | 53.42% |
| | Marijuana Regulation Fund | ............... | 46.58% |
