Jail update: MAT program growth, DA license delays and inspection scheduled for Oct. 27
Staff reported the jail's MAT program has grown to nine participants, described staffing strain because the Jamestown site lacks a DA license requiring daily medication passes by the nurse, and said the facility is prepping for a state inspection on Oct. 27.
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County staff reported operational updates for the jail including steady population numbers and growth in the medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program, which staff said now serves nine participants. The presenter said staff are "running into an issue with Jamestown site being able to obtain the DA license," a problem that has required the current nurse to perform medication passes twice daily and nearly every day of the year.
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