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Commissioners approve drug-court services agreement and budget changes for home- and community-based care
Summary
The board approved a two-month subrecipient agreement with Walden Sierra for drug court outpatient treatment and budget amendments that increase state funding for Community First Choice and Home and Community-Based Options Waiver programs by $97,200; commissioners also approved a small NSIP grant increase for senior meals.
The Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 26 approved three actions from the Department of Aging and Human Services: a two-month subrecipient agreement with Walden Sierra, Inc. to provide outpatient treatment services for drug court participants; a fiscal-year 2015 budget amendment adding $97,200 in state revenue for Community First Choice and the Home and Community-Based Options Waiver; and a third revised Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) award increasing the FY2014 nutrition grant by $196.
Lori Jennings-Harris, director of Aging and Human Services, said the Walden Sierra subrecipient agreement covers outpatient drug-court treatment for a 60-day period and is funded through the Maryland…
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