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Jackson County delays decision on PanCare core network contract, accepts seed funding rollover
Summary
Jackson County commissioners heard detailed presentations from PanCare and the Northwest Florida Health Network about a proposed core network for opioid response, discussed using seed funds for FTEs or equipment, and voted to table formal action pending further study and budget deliberations.
Jackson County commissioners on a motion tabled consideration of a proposed core network contract with PanCare and the Northwest Florida Health Network after extended discussion about how seed funds would be used.
County officials and representatives from PanCare and the Northwest Florida Health Network presented how a core network would work and what state seed funding could support. The county had been offered $200,000 for the current fiscal year with an additional $350,000 potentially available in the next fiscal year; staff said the $200,000 could be accepted now and rolled forward if the board chose to delay a final scope.
The proposals matter because they would shape local treatment access for people with substance use…
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