Letter to the Editor: Questions re the proposed MAT facility in Sequim

by | Oct 21, 2019 | Letters to the Editor

Editor

I have the following questions regarding the proposed MAT facility in Sequim. The Session Law (C 413 L 19) which appropriated $7,200,000 for “Jamestown S’Klallam Behavioral Health” stated that the appropriation was specifically conditioned on the following action: “The department of commerce must consult an advisory group consisting of representatives from the department of social and health services, the health care authority, one representative from a managed health care organization, one representative from an accountable care organization, and one representative from the association of county human services….Amounts provided in this section may not be used for operating costs associated with the treatment of patients using these services.”

  1. When and where did this required meeting between the department of commerce and the advisory group occur?
  2. Who were the representatives from the Department of Commerce and the named entities in the advisory group?
  3. Has the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe filed any application with the Department of Commerce asking for the appropriated $7,200,000?
  4. If an application has been filed, when was it filed and what has been the response from the Department of Commerce?

Due to the size of this appropriation, which started as a request for $14,700,000, I’m certain Ron Allen can easily provide the answers.

Respectfully,

Bob Bilow
Sequim, WA