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Commissioner outlines plan to narrow five‑county CIHS services; board voices oversight
Summary
A county commissioner told the Board of Health that the Great Rivers Behavioral Health Organization and its Community Integrated Health Services (CIHS) arm have expanded beyond their original gap‑service intent; the board said it is working to trim the program and return it to core services.
During new business, a commissioner described the five‑county consortium that provides behavioral health services in parts of southwest Washington and the county’s effort to rein in what a board member described as overreach by Community Integrated Health Services (CIHS).
A commissioner told the board the Great Rivers Behavioral Health Organization covers five counties and "work[s] with…
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