Sec. 302. Criminal justice medication assisted treatment and interventions demonstration
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Part MM of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by section 203, is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section— the term criminal justice agency means a State, local, or tribal— court; prison; jail; or other agency that performs the administration of criminal justice, including prosecution, pretrial services, and community supervision; and the term eligible entity means a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe. The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, may make grants to eligible entities to implement medication assisted treatment programs through criminal justice agencies.
An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General— that meets the criteria under paragraph (2); and at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may require. An eligible entity, in submitting an application under paragraph (1), shall— certify that each medication assisted treatment program funded with a grant under this section has been developed in consultation with the Single State Authority for Substance Abuse; and describe how data will be collected and analyzed to determine the effectiveness of the program described in subparagraph (A).
An eligible entity shall use a grant received under this section for expenses of— a medication assisted treatment program, including the expenses of prescribing medications recognized by the Food and Drug Administration for opioid treatment in conjunction with psychological and behavioral therapy; training criminal justice agency personnel and treatment providers on medication assisted treatment; cross-training personnel providing behavioral health and health services, administration of medicines, and other administrative expenses, including required reports; and the provision of recovery coaches who are responsible for providing mentorship and transition plans to individuals reentering society following incarceration or alternatives to incarceration.
The Attorney General may not award a grant under this section in an amount that exceeds $750,000. The Attorney General shall award grants under this section for a period not to exceed 2 years. In awarding grants to States under this section, the Attorney General shall give priority to a State that provides civil liability protection for first responders, health professionals, and family members administering naloxone to counteract opioid overdoses by— enacting legislation that provides such civil liability protection; or providing a certification by the attorney general of the State that the attorney general has— reviewed any applicable civil liability protection law to determine the applicability of the law with respect to first responders, health care professionals, family members, and other individuals who may administer naloxone to individuals reasonably believed to be suffering from opioid overdose; and concluded that the law described in subparagraph
(A)provides adequate civil liability protection applicable to such persons. The Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall provide technical assistance and training for an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section. An eligible entity receiving a grant under this subsection shall submit a report to the Attorney General on the outcomes of each grant received under this section for individuals receiving medication assisted treatment, based on— the recidivism of the individuals; the treatment outcomes of the individuals, including maintaining abstinence from illegal, unauthorized, and unprescribed or undispensed opioids and heroin; a comparison of the cost of providing medication assisted treatment to the cost of incarceration or other participation in the criminal justice system; the housing status of the individuals; and the employment status of the individuals. Each report described in paragraph
(1)shall be submitted annually in such form, containing such information, and on such dates as the Attorney General shall specify. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. .