An Act ensuring access to addiction services

This bill amends Massachusetts laws to improve access to addiction treatment by clarifying how facilities are defined and managed. It requires the Department of Public Health to ensure enough treatment beds are available across the state and mandates that secure treatment facilities be distributed geographically to serve all regions. The legislation also allows individuals to be committed to correctional facilities for addiction treatment only if they are already there for a criminal case, while requiring monthly reports on these placements. Additionally, the bill ensures that jails and prisons must continue to offer voluntary, evidence-based addiction treatment to incarcerated individuals.