To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Marlene Collick, Deputy Director of Community Corrections
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RE: Approval of a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) In-Kind Matching Grant
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval request to zero ($0.00) out the $114,000 Service Contract General account 2960-255.04-801.004 and designate $83,808 (25% In-Kind) for one (1) Full-Time Employee (FTE), a Reach, Inspire, Serve, Empower, (R.I.S.E.) Coordinator, from the opioid settlement's Core Remediation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, beginning October 2024 (RESO 2024-1128) (Budget Attached).
In April 2024, this committee approved $114,000 from the opioid settlement's Core Remediation to be utilized as a 20% In-Kind Match to the RSAT agreement opportunity for the last quarter of FY 2024 (RESO 2024-396). Planning for the pilot project took longer than expected, so the RSAT agreement was never initiated during FY2024.
BACKGROUND:
In partnership with the Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC), New Paths, Inc. (NPI), and Region 10 Pre-Paid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP), along with technical assistance from Health Management Access, a $250,000 RSAT grant opportunity from the Michigan State Police (MSP) has been awarded to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) to allow for 80 Genesee County Jail inmates to receive Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT) / Medicated Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), and be seamlessly transitioned upon release to a substance use disorder treatment provider in the community. Unfortunately, the RSAT agreement does have specific stipulations, one being it cannot be initiated without a designated In-Kind match (RSAT Agreement Attached).
For the past 6 months, a robust vision has been developed into a pilot program that is ready implementation. This implementation includes the integration of assessment tools upon admission to identify inmates in need of continuing MAT/MOUD, processes for prescribing the necessary medi...
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