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June 9, 2022
Media contact: Timothy Heider, 971-599-0459,
timothy.heider@dhsoha.state.or.us
The Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council (OAC) this week approved Behavioral Health Resource Networks (BHRNs) in three additional Oregon counties: Baker, Curry and Sherman.
The OAC has now approved 10 BHRNs along with their funding, which totals more than $11.5 million. To date, approximately $50 million has been allocated in support of Measure 110, including Access to Care (ATC) grant funding.
Baker County Region
New Directions Northwest will serve as the single service provider for the Baker County region. The approved budget is $860,830.
Curry County Region
Adapt Integrated Health Care and Brookings Community Resource Response will serve as collaborative providers in the Curry County BHRN. The approved budget is approximately $1.5 million.
Sherman County Region
Boulder Care and Mid-Columbia Center for Living will serve as collaborative service providers in the BHRN for Sherman County. The approved budget is $750,000.
OHA has established a robust new dashboard showing the BHRN approval and funding progress being made to date.
OHA has also developed a statewide map visualization that shows the BHRNS that have been approved for funding; (in orange) along with those that have been selected by the OAC (in blue) and are in negotiations for funding approval.
 OAC subcommittees have now approved BHRN applications for negotiations in all 36 Oregon counties and have adjourned their meetings.
Over the course of their work, the subcommittees reviewed applications for 327 service providers -- some are serving more than one county.
The approved providers then coordinate to form BHRN’s which are then in a later stage, approved for funding.
Funding will be released no later than 20 days after a BHRN is approved and all funding agreements are executed. Thus far, funding has been released well within the projected time frame.
Last month, the OAC voted to adopt a new 18-month grant spending timeline that will extend from July 2022 through December 2023.
OHA will continue to provide frequent updates on the funding process.
Other M110 funds to be disbursed
A three-month extension will be offered to ATC grantees through Sept. 30, 2022. The grantees will receive a pro-rated amount based on their prior award, bringing the total funds disbursed to approximately $39.9 million.
These funds will prevent a lapse of funding or interruption of service for grantees while the OAC continues to review and approve applications.
ATC grantees comprise 70 substance use treatment programs that provide treatment, housing, vocational training and other life-changing support services.
Read more about Measure 110
Background: In November 2020, Oregon voters passed Measure 110, the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act of 2020, which became effective on Dec. 4, 2020, to better serve people actively using substances or diagnosed with a substance use disorder. In July 2021, the legislature passed SB 755, which amended the act and made it more feasible to implement.
People who provide drug treatment and recovery services and advocates for criminal justice reform wrote Measure 110 in response to the high rate of drug addiction and overdoses in Oregon, and the disproportionate impact of those outcomes on Oregon’s communities of color.
Their goal was to establish a more equitable and effective approach to substance use disorder. OHA is working with the Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council to develop a first-in-the-nation health-based approach to substance use and overdose prevention system, which is more helpful, caring and cost-effective than punishing and criminalizing people who need help.
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