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Bradley County asks Comptroller whether opioid-abatement money can buy an ambulance for overdose response
Summary
The commission voted April 20 to send a letter to the Tennessee Comptroller asking whether opioid abatement settlement funds may be used to buy an ambulance when the vehicle will be used as part of opioid response, post-overdose follow-up and connections to treatment; the motion carried 14-0.
The Bradley County Commission unanimously approved a motion April 20 to send a formal request to the Tennessee Comptroller asking whether opioid-abatement funds may be used to purchase an ambulance when the purchase is directly tied to the county’s opioid-abatement strategy.
Commissioner Josh Rogers made the motion to submit the letter seeking "written clarification regarding whether opioid abatement funds allocated to Bradley County may be used for the purchase of an ambulance when that purchase is…
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