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Putnam County accepts $315,000 Mobile Integrated Health grant to address opioid and mental-health calls
Summary
Commissioners approved acceptance of a $315,000 MIH grant (one year plus a guaranteed three-year participation) to expand mobile teams that can transport patients and address opioid and mental-health needs; staff estimates about 15% of EMS calls involve those issues.
Putnam County commissioners voted Oct. 7 to accept a Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) grant valued at $315,000 for the first year and with a guarantee of participation support for three additional years, Kelly Russ told the board.
"Putnam County was awarded $315,000 for one year and then guaranteed another 3 years to start participating in Mobile Integrated Health program," Russ said. She told commissioners the grant’s stipulations include addressing opioid use and mental-health issues.
Russ estimated the county’s EMS handles about 4,000 runs annually and that roughly 15% of those calls relate to opioid or mental-health needs. She said MIH teams have transport options that current EMS rules do not allow and that the program would supplement — not replace — EMS operations.
Commissioners approved accepting the grant unanimously. The board did not present a detailed operational plan during the public meeting; Russ said the program would be expected to coordinate with the sheriff’s department and local partners.
