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Telepsychiatry contractor says it has onboarded all county jails, asks legislature for continued support
Summary
Integrated Telehealth Partners told the House Appropriations Human Resources Division it has contracted with North Dakota HHS and onboarded telebehavioral-health services in all 18 county jails in eight months, is serving more than 150 inmates a month and is seeking ongoing funding and support for expansion, staff training and substance-use care.
Doug Wilson, president of Integrated Telehealth Partners, told the House Appropriations Human Resources Division the company has a state contract and has quickly rolled telebehavioral-health services into county jails and is seeking continued legislative support.
Wilson said the company entered an agreement with the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services in February and "we were able to onboard all 18 jails in just 8 months. We are serving more than 150 inmates a month," adding the rollout exceeded initial expectations.
The request matters because committee members heard that jails lack uniform suicide-risk screening and are seeing rising prevalence of substance-use disorders…
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