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Commissioners authorize contract amendment to pass OHA behavioral-health funds through to Options
Summary
The board authorized the chair to sign contract amendment number 3 that will allow Josephine County to act as an intermediary for Oregon Health Authority (OHA) behavioral-health funds to Options, with no county general-fund dollars required.
Josephine County commissioners authorized the chair to sign contract amendment number 3 to formalize the county’s pass-through relationship with Options for Oregon Health Authority behavioral-health funds.
Community Justice staff explained the county is the intermediary: the state sends funds to Josephine County and the county contracts with Options to provide indigent behavioral-health services. The director said the contract extension is a continuation of an existing agreement and does not require county general-fund dollars.
Why it matters: passing state behavioral-health funds through the county to a local provider enables delivery of services to qualifying residents. The arrangement is administrative: the county holds the contract with the state and subcontracts with Options for delivery.
Board action: a commissioner moved to grant authority to sign contract amendment number 3; the motion was seconded and the roll call recorded three affirmative votes (Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Barnett, Commissioner Black). The board recorded the vote as yes, yes, yes and approved the authorization.
Next steps: the chair will sign the amendment and county staff will execute the pass-through payment process so Options can continue providing services under the state contract.
