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Spokane County board to weigh whether regional health district should spin off substance-use treatment
Summary
County staff outlined an ongoing review by the Spokane Regional Health District on whether to separate its treatment services from its prevention and population-health functions and said a regional health district board meeting next week could pause or continue exploratory conversations.
Spokane County officials outlined an information‑gathering process being led by the Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) on whether the district should transfer its substance‑use treatment services to another provider or keep them inside the regional health district.
The discussion matters because SRHD currently operates one of the county’s main opioid treatment programs (OTPs), including medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and jail‑based treatment services. Justin Johnson, speaking for Spokane County, said the district is at an early stage of exploring whether prevention and broad public‑health functions should remain under SRHD while…
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