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OHA seeks funds to sustain Naloxone clearinghouse; agency looks to opioid settlement and state funds
Summary
Oregon Health Authority presented a package to sustain and expand a harm reduction clearinghouse that distributes Naloxone to hundreds of community partners. The agency said it asked for $30 million originally and is coordinating with the opioid settlement board for additional funding.
Oregon Health Authority officials told the Joint Subcommittee on Human Services on Feb. 5 that the governor's proposed budget includes funding requests to sustain and expand a state-run harm reduction clearinghouse that supplies naloxone and other harm reduction materials to community providers.
Krista Jones, the OHA deputy director responsible for service delivery, said the clearinghouse was created early in the COVID-19 pandemic to help community harm reduction partners distribute naloxone faster and at lower cost. "This package focuses on sustaining and expanding availability and distribution…
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