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Carbon County limits jail MAT program to injectable medications
Summary
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.
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.
Commissioners adopted the amended motion after a lengthier discussion of security, diversion, cost and continuity of care. The board also said it will use available opioid‑settlement and related grant funding to pay for drugs and program startup costs while staff and the county solicitor finalize policy details.
The motion before the board sought to “limit the medication assisted treatment program at the correctional facility to injectable Vivitrol to eligible inmates,” and was amended on the floor to require injectables rather than to specify a single brand. The board then approved the amended motion.
Supporters of the injectables approach told…
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