Title
Authorization to Enter into Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System in Support of Arizona State Opioid Response II Grant (Ordinance S-47120)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) to sustain and enhance naloxone distribution, increase localized community prevention efforts, expand navigation and access to medication-assisted treatment programs and expand access to recovery support services. The amount of funding available under this agreement is $161,046. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
AHCCCS received a $31.6 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Heath Services Administration to address the Opioid epidemic in the State of Arizona. The objective of the grant is to develop and support state, regional and local level collaboration and service enhancements to develop and implement best practices to comprehensively address the full continuum of care related to Opioid misuse, abuse and dependency.
Funding provided under this grant will be utilized to support the purchase and distribution of naloxone to support Arizona's goal of having 85 percent of the state covered by naloxone and reduce the number of Opioid overdose deaths in Arizona by 25 percent. These supplies will support the continuation of the Police Department's Narcan program and will provide necessary supplies to both utilized and expired doses for the 1,800 sworn officers in patrol.
Contract Term
Sept. 30, 2020 through Sept. 29, 2022.
Financial Impact
AHCCCS provides up to a maximum of $161,046 in funding under this agreement.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Police Department.