4 Pa.C.S. § 1509.1
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Drug and alcohol treatment.
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(a) Duties of Department of Health.--Annually, the Department of Health shall allocate and transfer all funds received by it under section 1408(a.1) (relating to transfers from State Gaming Fund) to the single county authorities.
(b) Duties of single county authorities.--The funds allocated and transferred to the single county authorities under subsection (a) shall be used by the single county authorities solely for drug and alcohol addiction assessments, including drug and alcohol addiction assessment associated or related to compulsive and problem gambling, and for the related addiction treatment, in nonhospital residential detoxification facilities, nonhospital residential rehabilitation facilities and halfway houses licensed by the Department of Health to provide addiction treatment services.
(c) Eligibility.--Eligibility to receive treatment services for treatment of drug and alcohol addiction or drug and alcohol addiction associated with or related to compulsive and problem gambling shall be determined using financial eligibility and other requirements of the single county authorities as approved by the Department of Health.
(d) Report.--No later than October 1, 2010, and each October 1 thereafter, the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs shall prepare and submit a report to the Governor and to the members of the General Assembly on the data and progress on activities initiated under this section. (Jan. 7, 2010, P.L.1, No.1, eff. imd.) 2010 Amendment. Act 1 added section 1509.1. Cross References. Section 1509.1 is referred to in sections 334, 13B54, 13C64, 1408 of this title.
(b) Duties of single county authorities.--The funds allocated and transferred to the single county authorities under subsection (a) shall be used by the single county authorities solely for drug and alcohol addiction assessments, including drug and alcohol addiction assessment associated or related to compulsive and problem gambling, and for the related addiction treatment, in nonhospital residential detoxification facilities, nonhospital residential rehabilitation facilities and halfway houses licensed by the Department of Health to provide addiction treatment services.
(c) Eligibility.--Eligibility to receive treatment services for treatment of drug and alcohol addiction or drug and alcohol addiction associated with or related to compulsive and problem gambling shall be determined using financial eligibility and other requirements of the single county authorities as approved by the Department of Health.
(d) Report.--No later than October 1, 2010, and each October 1 thereafter, the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs shall prepare and submit a report to the Governor and to the members of the General Assembly on the data and progress on activities initiated under this section. (Jan. 7, 2010, P.L.1, No.1, eff. imd.) 2010 Amendment. Act 1 added section 1509.1. Cross References. Section 1509.1 is referred to in sections 334, 13B54, 13C64, 1408 of this title.
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