County will apply for RHTP funding to beef up behavioral health clinical supervision

Jul 30, 2026

County health staff said they will apply for up to $150,000 under the Oregon Health Authority's Rural Health Transformation Program to fund clinical supervision stipends and supervisor training targeted to La Pine and Redmond; commissioners approved the application and raised concerns about possible supplanting with existing budgeted funds.

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County health staff told commissioners they had been invited to apply for Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) workforce-development funding aimed at improving behavioral health clinical supervision in rural communities. According to the presentation, the county would seek up to $150,000 for a one-year award (through September 2027) to fund targeted supervision, stipends and supervisor training for clinicians in La Pine and Redmond.

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