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Carroll County weighs options after termination of mental-health contractor; interim coverage and potential PrimeCare agreement discussed
Summary
The county discussed replacing Northern/Noble Human Services in jail mental-health coverage; options include expanding existing contractor hours, hiring a clinician through PrimeCare at higher annual cost, and maintaining a 12-hour-per-week contract with local provider Secura Counseling.
County officials told commissioners on Sept. 22 that Noble Human Services (Northern Human Services in the transcript) terminated its mental-health contract in July, prompting an interim search for replacement services in the jail. County leadership described an interim plan using an independent contractor for limited weekly hours and discussed a potential larger contract with PrimeCare that would provide 20 hours per week at an estimated annual cost of roughly $88,000–$90,000.
The superintendent said the…
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