telephone number shall be posted on the department's publicly
accessible Internet website and shall be posted or published
by the department in such other media as the department
determines is necessary to reach as many individuals as
possible.
(2) Provide assistance in accessing addiction treatment.
The department may provide this service by contract.
(3) Develop and maintain a database identifying problems
and patterns in accessing appropriate addiction treatment.
(4) Develop and provide a program to educate and counsel
families with addiction problems on how to prevent and treat
addiction.
(5) Prepare an annual report to the General Assembly on
the activities described in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3),
including recommendations for improving access to addiction
treatment. The report shall be posted on the department's
publicly accessible Internet website.
(c) Guidelines.--The department shall develop and forward to
the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin guidelines for the implementation of the
program established under section 1203-B of the act of March 4,
1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, and to
govern the eligible use of the fund by counties and other
entities or persons that provide addiction treatment services to
individuals in licensed long-term residential addiction
treatment facilities, including halfway houses.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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