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Commission approves amendment to let Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network administer opioid settlement funds
Summary
The Board approved an amendment Feb. 25 allowing Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network to administer Indian River County's opioid-settlement funding, including a 5% administrative fee and quarterly reporting and oversight obligations.
The Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 25 approved Amendment No. 1 to the service agreement with Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network (Southeast Behavioral) to administer Indian River County's opioid settlement allocations.
County attorneys explained that state distribution rules required a managing entity to receive and administer the settlement dollars and that the county previously entered into an agreement with Southeast Behavioral. The amendment provides operational detail and allows Southeast Behavioral to charge a 5% administrative fee to manage distribution and reporting for permitted uses under the settlement terms.
Amanda Busman, chief of network integrity at Southeast Behavioral, described the administrative responsibilities: verifying eligible uses (substance-use-disorder related services), collecting supporting documentation and financial records from providers, contract monitoring, and quarterly reporting to the Public Safety Council and the county. She said the settlement funds are restricted to defined uses, that the funds roll over from year to year, and that the managing entity will staff contract-oversight functions and provide detailed accounting.
The board voted unanimously to approve the amendment. County staff said the action will enable the distribution of funds to intended providers and programs after administrative setup and execution of monitoring protocols; the county will return with future amendments if the board directs changes in allocation strategy.
