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Commissioners approve MAT coordinator funded by opioid settlement after debate on one‑time funds
Summary
The board approved using opioid settlement funds to add a full‑time medication‑assisted treatment (MAT) coordinator for the county detention MAT program despite public concern that one‑time money would fund an ongoing position.
The Carroll County Board of County Commissioners voted Oct. 23 to fund a full‑time medication‑assisted treatment (MAT) coordinator for the county’s detention‑center MAT program using opioid settlement (restitution) funds.
Speakers from the county grants office and the sheriff’s office described the MAT program as a state‑mandated detention‑center treatment that combines medication with counseling and aftercare. The presenters said the program began in January 2023, expanded rapidly, serves hundreds of people annually and requires considerable staff time for clinical, reporting and warm‑handoff services when inmates are released.
Debbie Staniford from the county Grants Office summarized the history…
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