Clallam County leaders weigh TrueStar shared‑services plan while rushing to meet HCA grant deadlines

Clallam County commissioners and staff spent the work session outlining next steps to implement a shared‑services model for TrueStar behavioral‑health services and to meet urgent Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) Medicaid reentry grant requirements.

The discussion centered on staffing, budgets and transition planning. County leaders said HCA requires certain positions (a reentry target case manager, reentry care coordinators and related clinical oversight) to be defined and recruiting steps taken to preserve Medicaid reimbursement eligibility. Commissioners and staff agreed those positions must be advertised and tied to a finalized budget for the two HCA grants covering jail and juvenile detention services.

Why it matters: the county is trying to balance three client groups—people in custody, a hybrid population involved with courts but not in custody, and community members seeking external services—while preserving…