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County commissioner and lawmakers highlight bills to expand local behavioral‑health services
Summary
Thurston County Commissioner Rachel Grant and state lawmakers discussed House Bill 1813 and other measures intended to give counties flexibility to fund mental‑health and substance‑use services; Grant said the county is pursuing a St. Pete's‑style facility focused on behavioral health.
Thurston County Commissioner Rachel Grant and state legislators discussed steps to expand behavioral‑health services and local authority to pay for those services.
Grant described work on “house bill 18 13” that she said would allow the county more flexibility in how it pays bills to expand mental‑health and substance‑use disorder…
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