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Commissioner: counties balk at Oregon Health Authority mental-health contract changes
Summary
Commissioner James Williams said counties at an upcoming Association of Oregon Counties retreat are reluctant to sign a new Oregon Health Authority mental-health contract because of new language he described as adding liabilities for counties.
Commissioner James Williams, who planned to attend the Association of Oregon Counties retreat in Sisters, said delegates expected to focus on a new Oregon Health Authority (OHA) mental-health contract that some counties are unwilling to sign.
Williams said counties object to language in the new contract that he described as creating additional liabilities for county governments. He did not quote exact contract language or identify specific liability provisions during the work session.
The remarks were given as a liaison/preview of upcoming intergovernmental discussions; no board action was taken during the work session.
