A decision by Ohio state officials to temporarily halt new behavioral health and addiction treatment provider applications is receiving support from local leaders who have raised concerns for years about the rapid expansion of the recovery industry in Southern Ohio.
State Representative Justin Pizzulli announced that the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has implemented a temporary freeze on new behavioral health and rehabilitation provider applications while strengthening its review process for future applicants.
The move comes in response to ongoing concerns involving alleged fraud, patient brokering, Medicaid abuse, and the growing presence of questionable operators within the addiction treatment sector…