SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of the Amendment of the Purchase Order Agreement between Lutheran Services Florida and Marion County Board of County Commissioners d.b.a. Marion County Fire Rescue for Coordinated Opioid Recovery Network of Addiction Care (Budget Impact - Neutral; revenue of $264,733)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
James Banta, Fire Chief Fire Rescue
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
Marion County’s community paramedicine approach, mission, and purpose is to reduce health spending while improving the health status of the residents of Marion County. This scope of work is for Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) to continue providing overdose (OD) patients with treatment that includes the use of specialized emergency medical services (EMS) protocols for overdose and acute withdrawal to minimize precipitating symptoms.
MCFR will work with existing project partners and collaborate with Lutheran Services Florida to ensure patients are rapidly treated by EMS for OD withdrawal symptoms at both AdventHealth Ocala and HCA Ocala Emergency Department. This includes use of specialized EMS protocols that are defined by the Integrated Community Paramedicine Program Medical Director for OD and acute withdrawal to minimize advancing symptoms.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; revenue of $264,733.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the Amendment of the Purchase Order Agreement between LSF Health Services and Marion County Board of County Commissioners d/b/a Marion County Fire Rescue for CORE Network of addiction care.
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