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Lebanon County approves PrimeCare Medical contract to expand jail medication-assisted treatment
Summary
The Lebanon County Correctional Facility will contract with PrimeCare Medical to expand medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for incarcerated individuals; the first-year contract cost presented was $362,859.81 and county staff said a portion may be offset by opioid settlement funds.
The Lebanon County Board of Commissioners approved a contract proposal to expand medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services at the Lebanon County Correctional Facility, the facility warden said.
Tina Watts, warden of the Lebanon County Correctional Facility, presented the contract pricing and staffing plan developed with PrimeCare Medical. Watts said the Department of Justice is encouraging correctional facilities to adopt induction-based MAT programs. The proposal advanced by county staff would expand current maintenance services (continuing verified prescriptions) to include inductions for people entering custody, add four hours per week of MAT…
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