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Oneida County approves opioid-funded onboarding for two behavioral health therapists
Summary
The Executive Committee approved creating two full-time behavioral health therapist positions and authorized up to $43,980 in opioid settlement funds to cover onboarding costs; the positions are expected to be partially self-funded by insurance billing and were forwarded to the County Board as a consent item.
The Oneida County Executive Committee voted March 25 to create two full-time Behavioral Health Therapist positions in the Human Services Department and to authorize up to $43,980 in opioid settlement funds to cover onboarding costs.
Hoerchler, who presented the request, said the department faces a therapy waitlist of “over 50” people now and that hiring typically takes as long as six months; she warned the list could rise above 100 by fall. She told the committee that once positions reach roughly 50% direct billing to…
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