Section 1721-F.1 - Department of Corrections.The following apply to appropriations for the Department of Corrections:
(1) From amounts appropriated for general government operations, no less than $1,750,000 shall be used for nonnarcotic medication substance use disorder treatment, which may include the establishment and administration of a nonnarcotic medication assisted substance abuse treatment grant program.(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for the purposes of any program funded under paragraph (1) and established under 61 Pa.C.S. Ch. 46 (relating to nonnarcotic medication assisted substance abuse treatment grant pilot program), the term "eligible offender" means a defendant or inmate convicted of a criminal offense who will be committed to the custody of the county and who meets the clinical criteria for an opioid or alcohol use disorder as determined by a physician. Added by P.L. TBD 2022 No. 54, § 37, eff. 7/11/2022.