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County proposes combined clinical services model for jail and juvenile detention to capture Medicaid reimbursements
Summary
County staff and providers discussed a proposed shared clinical services model that would combine medical and behavioral health coordination for the jail and juvenile detention, aim to bill Medicaid for eligible care, and create new county clinical positions; juvenile court and TrueStar leaders urged safeguards for youth outpatient services.
Clallam County staff presented a proposed combined clinical services model intended to coordinate medical and behavioral‑health care for people in county custody, capture Medicaid reimbursement, and create dedicated care‑coordination positions to improve transitions back into the community.
County administrators said the model is designed to meet requirements in the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) Medicaid transformation grant and to reduce the county’s general‑fund costs for jail medical and behavioral health. The proposal calls for a clinical director and two reentry care coordinators/targeted case managers, funded in part by HCA grants, and a shared team that can dispatch to either the jail or juvenile detention facility as needs require.
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