RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Amendment/Extension Agreement #72-147-1 with American Medical Response West, a corporation, to amend Contract #72-147, effective October 1, 2021, to decrease the payment limit by $116,231, from $233,816 to a new total payment limit of $117,585 and extend the termination date from August 31, 2022 to September 30, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this amendment/extension agreement will result in a decrease of budgeted expenditures of $116,231 and is funded 100% by State Public Health grants.
BACKGROUND:
The contractor collaborates with Contra Costa Public Health (CCPH) to implement the Choosing Change three-year pilot program. The contractor services include providing education to patients, family members and bystanders involved in 9-1-1 overdose emergency calls on the proper administration of Narcan, distributing Narcan for future use for patients post Narcan administration and for family members or bystanders in high-risk situations, and administer first dose of Buprenorphine to patients in acute withdrawal.
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