Treatment #3:
Ensure contintuity of care for those entering and leaving the criminal justice system by providing treatment and ensuring links to services for those coming out of incarceration.
Sponsored by:
Idaho Department of Correction
Idaho Supreme Court
Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections
Project Information
Deliverables
From Action Item #2: Funding for independent assessors and other resources for individuals preparing to release from IDJC/IDOC custody/incarceration
Medicaid 1115 Waivers and Corrections Settings
From Action Item #3: Expand Use of MAT/MOUD across the system
MAT Medicaid Resources by District
From Action Item #4: Cross Agency Partnership
APSI Discharge Summary
APSI Mental Health Unit Discharge Summary
Project Status
Updated June 24, 2026
The IBHC Criminal Justice Continuum of Care Implementation Team originally identified four action items during their team kickoff meeting.
#1 Expand Peer Recovery Services – This team has mostly completed their work and are continuing to monitor the progress of the IBHC Workforce Development Peer subteam’s work on certification and focus groups. Although originally envisioned as a regional network, the peer recovery professionals meet via a monthly meeting of recovery center leadership. The team reviewed existing curriculum toward establishing a forensic endorsement for peer and recovery coaches, but determined there is no operational demand. The team is also monitoring the availability of funding and its impact on the workforce.
#2 Funding for IDOC and IDJC for preparing for release/independent assessors – This team added new members who provided ideas on how to address gaps for individuals needing congregate care. The team is currently investigating those options.
#3 Expand use of MAT/MOUD across the system – This team is still researching other states’ best practices for supervision systems for the population receiving MAT/MOUD. They are looking at agencies with similar structure to Idaho’s prisons and jails to understand their experience and change management. They are also exploring how many of Idaho’s county jails are providing MOUD.
#4 Cross-agency Collaboration – This action item to inform judges’ understanding of behavioral health assessments is now completed.
#5 The team is exploring a new action item around improved communication among criminal justice partners about behavioral health assessments