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County hears proposal for mobile opioid treatment unit to expand local access
Summary
Behavioral Health and Aegis Treatment Center presented a proposal for a mobile medication‑assisted treatment unit to serve Calaveras residents, funded by state grants and operating as a mobile OTP with daily dosing, wraparound case management and telehealth counseling; board offered informal support and asked staff to return with formal approval language.
Calaveras County supervisors received a presentation on Jan. 27 from Aegis Treatment Center and county behavioral health about a proposed mobile medication‑assisted treatment (MAT) unit to expand local access to opioid use disorder care.
Aegis presenters described a state grant program that funded mobile OTP vehicles, noting they had received multiple grants (presenters said four awards of about $1.7 million each), procured a mobile unit and were awaiting Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) licensing approval. The presenters said the unit would provide…
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