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Pitt County approves DHHS-funded pilot to provide mental health restoration at county jail
Summary
The board approved a contract and budget amendment to allow the sheriff’s office to partner with NCDHHS and Wellpath Recovery Solutions to provide in-jail restoration-to-competency services for up to 10 inmates; NCDHHS will reimburse $180 per participant per day and guarantees payment for a minimum of five spots.
Pitt County commissioners on Jan. 13 approved a contract and budget amendment allowing the sheriff’s office to participate in a N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) pilot to provide restoration-to-competency services for detained individuals.
The agreement — described by the sheriff at the meeting — will fund on-site psychiatric services at the Pitt County Detention Center for inmates who have been found incapable of…
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