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Executive Committee approves contract revisions, narrows MAT policy to home detention; denies weekend passes for Work Release
Summary
The Executive Committee approved contract revisions and a Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) policy limited to Home Detention clients while keeping MAT prohibited in Work Release; a proposed weekend pass policy for Work Release was not approved.
Laura Petty summarized Executive Committee decisions: contract revisions were approved, the MAT policy was approved for Home Detention (HD) clients only while MAT remains prohibited in the Work Release (WR) program, and a proposed weekend pass policy for WR clients was not approved. "The MAT policy was approved for Home Detention (HD) clients only; MAT remains prohibited in the WR program. The proposed weekend pass policy for WR clients was not approved," the minutes record.
Petty said the approved revisions will be incorporated into the Policy and Procedure Manual and the updated manual will be distributed to all board members once complete.
