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Island County approves ASO contract amendment, holds back $60,000 amid state proviso uncertainty
Summary
The Board of Island County Commissioners approved a contract amendment with the North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization and agreed to withhold funds sufficient to cover a $60,000 potential clawback tied to state proviso dollars for pediatric integrated behavioral health services.
Island County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a contract amendment with the North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization (ASO) that adds six months of funding for student support advocates, housing and recovery peer supports, co-responder services, Trueblood-related counseling, and opioid outreach programs.
The board approved the amendment with a condition that the county hold back funds sufficient to reimburse $60,000 if the state reclaims proviso dollars from the ASO. The vote was unanimous.
The proviso question arose during discussion of how the ASO had blended state proviso dollars across multiple subcontract…
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