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Crawford County hears request to use opioid settlement funds for COE case manager and uninsured care
Summary
Representatives of Crawford County Drug & Alcohol asked commissioners to reserve $62,760.26 from the opioid-settlement fund for a Center of Excellence case manager ($42,760.26) and medical support for uninsured opioid use disorder patients ($20,000); the board added the item to the agenda and staff will review before any funding decision.
Crawford County commissioners on Dec. 18 added a last-minute request from the county’s Drug and Alcohol Executive Commission to the work-session agenda and heard details about proposed allocations from the opioid-settlement fund.
Jim Glatch, representing the Crawford County Drug and Alcohol Executive Commission, said the county’s Pennsylvania-designated Center of Excellence requires a community-based care team that includes a COE-designated case manager and asked the board to fund salary and benefits for that position at $42,760.26. He also requested $20,000 to help cover medical costs for uninsured or underinsured clients with opioid use disorder who need access to care through the commission’s nurse practitioner. "To move forward with this, we would need to have funding in place for salaries and benefits at $42,760.26," Glatch said, and described a combined request of $62,760.26.
Commissioners described the request as time-sensitive because some settlement funds remain unspent before year-end. One commissioner said staff (Stephanie) will review the submissions and associated Schedule E paperwork before any formal appropriation. The board did not vote to authorize the expenditures during the work session; it voted only to add Glatch’s presentation to the agenda.
Related opioid-settlement uses also surfaced elsewhere on the agenda: correctional facility staff sought ratification of a purchase of five security cameras, insulation and licensing to monitor the MAT (medication-assisted treatment) program, describing that $7,485 as to be funded through the opioid-settlement fund and noting that item was not previously budgeted.
What happens next: County staff will review the funding requests and paperwork; commissioners indicated the timing is tight because of remaining year-end funds but did not approve the requested expenditures during the meeting.
