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Spokane County updates opioid response: STARS sobering center soft‑opens, Maddie’s Place land bought; HCA requests partial funding recall
Summary
County health and public‑safety officials reported a series of opioid‑response developments Jan. 27: a $600,000 contract to buy land for Maddie’s Place, a soft opening of the STARS sobering and triage center that served 81 people in about a month, and ongoing negotiations with the Health Care Authority over a proposed contract clawback.
Spokane County staff told commissioners Jan. 27 that several opioid‑response initiatives are under way: Maddie’s Place has a $600,000 contract to acquire adjacent land for a pediatric transitional facility; STARS (sobering, triage and services) has soft‑opened and county staff reported it served 81 unique individuals in about a month with 85–90% transitioning into further inpatient treatment; and the county is negotiating with the Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) after the state notified behavioral‑health contractors of a possible funding recoupment.
“OAC is going really well,” Jessica Thompson, the county’s opioid abatement council representative, said at the meeting. She told commissioners the council meets every other month with representatives from surrounding counties and cities and reviews how settlement funds are being used under the One Washington memorandum of understanding.
Maddie’s Place: County staff said the board…
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