Correctional Services - Medication-Assisted Treatment Funding
Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Maryland Secretary of Health to provide funding to counties for medication-assisted treatment programs; requiring counties that receive funding to submit a certain report; authorizing the Governor to appropriate certain funds in the annual budget bill; altering the requirements for a certain report; authorizing funds in the Opioid Restitution Fund to be used for medication-assisted treatment programs; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Selden, Trina | Out for Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Sydnor III, Charles E. | Senator Charles E. Sydnor III | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Klein, Christopher | Anne Arundel County Department of Detention Facilities | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Parsley, Luciene | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | State of Maryland, MACHO | MACHO | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sample, Sarah | Maryland Association of Counties | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ciekot, Annlobbyist | Public Policy Partners | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Thompson, Mary Ann | St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Keller, Emily | Maryland's Office of Overdose Response | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
MACHOFWA 1
Out for JusticeFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWACiekot, AnnPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…