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Josephine County authorizes submission of OHA readiness assessment, seeks $1.33 million to expand jail medical services
Summary
The Board of Commissioners voted to authorize a letter of intent and submit a readiness assessment to the Oregon Health Authority for an 1115-waiver-funded program; the county requested $1,330,000 to staff, equip and implement in-jail medical and behavioral health services, with funds required to be spent by September 2027.
Josephine County commissioners voted Tuesday to authorize submission of a letter of intent and a readiness assessment to the Oregon Health Authority for funding under an 1115 waiver program, seeking $1,330,000 to expand medical and behavioral-health services inside juvenile custodial facilities.
County officials said the readiness assessment and letter of intent must be submitted immediately — the application deadline was moved forward to Friday — and that the requested funds could be dispersed as early as May. “These funds have to be expended by September of 2027,” Justin Bridal, Community Justice director, told the board.
The money would be used for hiring, training, and infrastructure to deliver health care in custody, officials said. The proposal…
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