Establishes a three-year Remote Methadone Dosing Pilot Program in New Jersey to evaluate remote methadone dosing in opioid treatment programs.
This bill establishes the Remote Methadone Dosing Pilot Program in the Department of Human Services (DHS). The program aims to increase compliance and reduce costs of medication-assisted treatment through remote methadone dosing. The Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services will select one opioid treatment program each from Atlantic City, Camden, and Paterson to participate. Participating programs will use approved online-enabled technology for remote dosing. The bill appropriates $225,000 for the program, with $75,000 granted to each selected program.
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