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August 25, 2022
Media contact: Timothy Heider, 971-599-0459,
timothy.heider@dhsoha.state.or.us
The Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council (OAC) yesterday approved Behavioral Health Resource Networks (BHRNs) for the Lincoln County region.
The OAC has now approved BHRNs in 35 out of 36 counties.
The region will be served by two provider networks -- representing an investment of more than $4.65 million.
That brings the total BHRN funding to approximately $246.95 million. To date, nearly $292.5 million has been allocated in support of Measure 110, including Access to Care (ATC) grant funding.
In other business, the OAC elected Sabrina Garcia, from Klamath County, as a Tri-Chair, replacing Ron Williams, who is stepping down from the post, but will remain on the OAC.
“I am honored to be re-elected to serve a second term as Tri-Chair,” said Garcia. “I provide harm reduction and peer support services at a drug treatment facility in Klamath County. I am a person of color and an enrolled tribal member, doing the work in rural Oregon. I look forward to the expansion of service in Klamath County and the rest of the state, thanks to funding from Measure 110.”
“While I am stepping down as Tri-Chair I will still be actively involved in the OAC’s efforts to successfully implement Measure 110,” said Williams. “I’d like to thank my OAC colleagues, OHA staff and leadership, and all of our community partners for their support over the past many months.”
OHA has 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.
See OHA’s robust new dashboard showing the BHRN approval and funding progress to date. OHA will continue to provide frequent updates on the funding process.
BHRN data gathering will take “phased approach”
The OAC has adopted guidelines for data reporting by the established BHRNs. A full description of what is required, along with sample reports in English and Spanish, can be found under “Grantee Resources” on the Measure 110 webpage.
Other M110 funds to be disbursed
A three-month extension was offered to ATC grantees through Sept. 30, 2022.
Twenty-eight of the original 66 recipients received first-round extensions for a total of $5,725,054.93. Fifty-four of the original 66 recipients requested second-round extensions; of those, 41 were found eligible for additional funds totaling $4,356,343.
The additional funds are in the process of being disbursed, bringing the total ATC funds to be disbursed to approximately $41.6million.
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 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 OAC 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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