Carbon County limits jail MAT program to injectable medications
The Carbon County Board of Commissioners voted May 1 to restrict the county correctional facility’s medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program to injectable medications (amended to apply to injectables generally rather than a single brand). Officials cited safety, diversion concerns and available opioid-settlement and grant funding.
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The Carbon County Board of Commissioners voted May 1 to limit the medication‑assisted treatment (MAT) program at the Carbon County Correctional Facility to injectable MAT medications, amending an initial proposal that mentioned the Vivitrol brand to cover injectables generally.
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