[IN EFFECT] // EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2030 PER CHAPTER 759 OF 2025 //
(a) (1) There is a Buprenorphine Training Grant Program in the Department.
(2) The purpose of the Program is to assist a county with offsetting the cost of training paramedics to administer buprenorphine.
(b) A county may apply to the Department for a grant from the Program.
(c) A county may use a grant awarded under the Program only for training paramedics to administer buprenorphine.
(d) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $50,000 from the Opioid Restitution Fund for the Program.