RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #72-147 with American Medical Response West, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $233,816, to implement the Choosing Change Program, an overdose prevention program, which allows emergency responders to provide opioid overdose medication to patients and bystanders and education services, for the period from January 1, 2020 through August 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Agreement is funded 100% by State Public Health Grant.

BACKGROUND:

Contractor will collaborate with Contra Costa Public Health (CCPH) to implement the Choosing Change three-year pilot program. 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.