Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission
D.C. Official Code § 7–3212. Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission.
(a) There is established an Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission.
(b) The purpose of the Commission shall be to:
(1) Ensure that the monies the District receives and deposits into the Fund are appropriately expended on evidence-based and evidence-informed harm reduction, prevention, recovery, and treatment activities, practices, programs, services, supports, and strategies for opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders;
(2) Prioritize and facilitate public involvement, accountability, and transparency in allocating and accounting for these monies; and
(3) Ensure that the monies the District receives and deposits into the Fund have the effect of preventing, treating, and reducing opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders and reducing fatalities.
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
Orlando M. Barker | Administrative Point-of-Contact | |
Barbara J. Bazron, Ph.D. | Director, Department of Behavioral Health | |
Ayanna Bennett, MD Acting Director | Director, DC Health | |
Melisa Byrd | Designee (by Director, Department of Health Care Finance) | |
Ciana Creighton | Designee (by Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services ) | |
Jennifer L. Porter, MPH, MCHES | Designee (by Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice ) | |
Francisco J. Diaz, MD, FACP | DC Chief Medical Examiner | |
Brian L. Schwalb | DC Attorney General | |
The Honorable Christina Henderson | Chair, DC Council Committee on Health | |
Dr. Edwin Chapman | Designee (by Pres./Medical Society of the District of Columbia) | |
Jacqueline D. Bowens | President and CEO, District of Columbia Hospital Association | |
Mark LeVota | Executive Director, District of Columbia Behavioral Health Association | |
Patricia Quinn | Vice President, Partnerships and Policy, District of Columbia Primary Care Association | |
Juanita Price, M.Ed | CEO Hillcrest Children and Family Center (Mayor Appointee) | |
Nnemdi Elias, MD | (Mayor Appointee) | |
Senora Simpson, PTMPH,Dr. PH | (Mayor Appointee) | |
LaVerne Adams. DMin | (Mayor Appointee) | |
Demetrius Jones | (Mayor Appointee) | |
Larry Bing | (DC Council Chairman Appointee) | |
Larry Gourdine | (DC Council Chairman Appointee) | |
J. Chad Jackson | (DC Council Chairman Appointee) | |
Beverlyn D. Settles-Reaves | (DC Council Chairman Appointee) | |
Lakeita Rudder | Program Assistant (Point of Contact) |