In 2022, Colorado mandated Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) programs in all jails by July 1, 2023, without offering funding or assistance. This created a tremendous panic, especially for the smaller rural county jails. A group of these small jails banded together to find creative solutions. They developed unique MAT programs and created a Regional Jail Project hub to share resources for MAT, community transition programs, training programs, future grant projects, and technology innovation.

Educational Objectives

• Review Colorado's jail-based MAT mandate
• Examine common issues and options for meeting the MAT mandate in Colorado jails
• Describe solutions developed to offer MAT in rural jails

Level: Basic