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Benton County approves opioid-settlement funds to expand jail medical services and training
Summary
The Benton County board approved using opioid‑settlement funds to pay for prescription safety boxes, training at Virginia Gay Hospital and up to $65,000 to help expand contracted jail nursing to full‑time hours, with the goal of reducing costly emergency transports and recovering medical reimbursements.
Benton County supervisors voted to allocate a package of opioid‑settlement funds to support jail medical services, prescription safety programs and provider training.
A county opioid committee reported it has received approximately $278,001 in settlement proceeds to date and is conservatively projecting up to $480,000 over time. Committee members asked the board to approve commitments that together account for most of the current balance, including distribution of SafeRx prescription lockboxes, a training grant to…
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