Correctional Services – Medication–Assisted Treatment Funding

HB 1084 repeals a requirement that local correctional facilities must provide at least one FDA-approved opioid medication for treatment, replacing it with a state-funded grant system. The Maryland Secretary of Health will provide annual grants to counties covering the costs of implementing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs for incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder. This change shifts funding responsibility from local facilities to the state, expands the Opioid Restitution Fund’s uses, and ensures MAT access for all incarcerated individuals assessed as needing it, including pregnant individuals. The bill directly affects counties (through funding) and incarcerated people (through treatment access) in Maryland’s correctional facilities.