Opioid addiction treatment pilot program; DBHDS, et al., to establish in Planning District 12.

Opioid addiction treatment pilot program.Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services(the Department), in partnership with community services boards,a hospital licensed in the Commonwealth, and telemedicine networks,to establish a two-year pilot program in Planning District 12 designedto provide comprehensive treatment and recovery services to uninsuredor underinsured individuals suffering from opioid addiction or opioid-relateddisorders. The bill requires the Department and its partners to collaboratewith a work group established by the Department of interested stakeholdersto develop the pilot program.