Maryland Updates Opioid Fund Rules & Adds Paramedic Buprenorphine Program 

On July 1, 2025, three new bills in Maryland went into effect to expand access to opioid use disorder treatment by giving local governments greater access to funds from the state’s opioid settlement. Two of the bills modify how the state uses its Opioid Restitution Fund. The third bill establishes a new training program for paramedics to expand the use of buprenorphine.;

The two bills affecting the Opioid Restitution Fund are House Bill 729 (with its companion Senate Bill 594) and House Bill 728 (with its companion Senate Bill 495). According to an analysis of House Bill 729 . . .