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County advances opioid settlement projects and accepts state aid for jail opioid medications
Summary
Warren County advanced several opioid settlement fund proposals selected by the Community Services Board, discussed an approved sheriff's office training project, and accepted New York State OASIS funds to pay for naltrexone and buprenorphine for incarcerated individuals.
Warren County’s Health Services Committee advanced contracts drawing on opioid settlement funds for community proposals and accepted a separate state aid award to reimburse jail medication costs for opioid use disorder.
Nut graf: The county received multiple requests for opioid settlement money and has limited funds; the committee prioritized certain community proposals for contracts while leaving other requests (including a sheriff’s office project) to be drawn down through departmental budget amendments.
Opioid settlement proposals: Health staff said the county solicited proposals through the Community Services Board and received 11 (possibly 12) submissions requesting about $1.6 million; county staff said the county has ‘‘a little shy of $1,000,000’’ available to distribute. Staff…
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