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Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Community Support Services - To Appropriate and Approve a Resolution to Direct the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds and Appropriate to Expanded Medication Assisted Treatment Services (MAT) (Year 1: $125,533.42/Total Project: $376,600.26)
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STAFF CONTACT
Gregory Grier - Community Support Services - 704-862-6735
BUDGET IMPACT
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Increase revenue and expenses in the Opioid Settlement Fund. No additional County funds.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
N/A
BACKGROUND
The State of NC joined in the national litigation against pharmaceutical supply chain participants who engaged in the manufacture, marketing, promotion, distribution, or dispensing of opioid medications that has harmed the public. On June 8, 2021 the Board of Commissioners approved the Memorandum of Agreement Between the State of North Carolina and Local Governments on Proceeds Relating to the Settlement of Opioid Litigation (Res 2021-172) joining in the national litigation. Gaston County will receive a projected $43,000,000 in settlement funds to be received over a period of 18 years. To date, the County has received $ 4,250,134 in settlement funds. To date, $2,778,431 has been allocated by the Board of Commissioners.
A Request for Proposals for evidence-based addiction treatment programs and services to address the opioid epidemic in our community was issued and posted from September 1, 2023 until October 1, 2023. Four proposals were received. Each proposal was reviewed and scored by a subcommittee of the Gaston County Opioid Settlement Team. Two of the four proposals were recommended for funding. The proposal submitted by Kintegra Health is one of the two recommended proposals.
This Board Action, if approved, appropriates $376,600.26 in Opioid Settlement funds for Kintegra Health to hire staff members and cover the cost of medications and required labs to support the growth of the existing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program. Staff hired will ...
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