Section 116 Medically Assisted Treatment

Section 98 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be, subject to appropriation, a pilot program for the delivery of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder at all county correctional facilities. 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.