Mr. Joshua Nirella has been working with Acadia Healthcare since 2016 as Regional Director, overseeing six OTP facilities in Western PA, and recently opened a seventh site at Allegheny County Jail. He also facilitated the development of three new OTP sites in Ohio. He has done extensive work with state and federal agencies on the utilization of MAT, consulted with several key Senators and Representatives, driven regulation reform with PA and OH Dept. of Health, and facilitated opiate addiction treatment discussions with many organizations, including MCO’s, hospitals, inpatient facilities and prisons. He started his career in the addiction field in 2001. He is the President of PATOD, a board member of AATOD, and had been a CARF Surveyor for several years.