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Montgomery County committee backs $1.3 million state grant to expand jail medication-assisted treatment
Summary
The County Health and Human Services Committee recommended approval of a $1,299,883 supplemental appropriation for the State Opioid Response IV grant to expand medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in correctional facilities, adding staff and operations to meet state-mandated standards amid federal funding uncertainty.
The Montgomery County Health and Human Services Committee recommended approval of a $1,299,883 supplemental appropriation for the State Opioid Response IV (SOAR 4) grant to expand medication-assisted treatment services for people in the county correctional facility.
The appropriation would fund new positions and service delivery to meet Maryland’s 2019 legislative requirement that local correctional facilities conduct mental health and substance-use assessments and provide medication-assisted treatment as indicated. Council staff said the grant will pay for a new therapist, four new community health nurses and one community services aide, and will support screenings, examinations, behavioral-health treatment and reentry plans…
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